When does exposure to daily negative acts frustrate employees’ psychological needs? A within-person approach.

Trépanier, Sarah‐Geneviève; Peterson, Clayton; Ménard, Julie; Notelaers, Guy

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“…Interestingly, they also found that the trajectory of anxiety and depressive symptoms experienced by the participants across the same period was very similar to the evolution of exposure to bullying behaviors, suggesting that the symptoms could reflect a short-term response to the negative acts. In a similar vein, very recently, Trépanier et al (2023) documented a relationship between being subjected to daily bullying behaviors and psychological need frustration as indicated, for example, by perceived rejection and oppression.…”

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A weekly diary within-individual investigation of the relationship between exposure to bullying behavior, workplace phobia, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

Balducci,

Conway,

Vignoli

2024

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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Most studies on workplace bullying have adopted a between-person approach, neglecting the potential within-individual fluctuations in the experience of bullying behaviors. However, investigating such fluctuations may prove useful for uncovering processes and mechanisms associated with bullying and its antecedents and consequences as they unfold over time. In the present study, based on recent discoveries on traumatic experiences and posttraumatic stress (PTS), we hypothesized that even short-term exposure to bullying behaviors-such as the exposure that characterizes an individual when the time window considered is a working week-may already have a substantial psychological impact at the within-individual level, as indicated by the experience of PTS symptoms. Additionally, we hypothesized that the development of workplace phobia may act as a mechanism linking the exposure to bullying behaviors during the week and the reported PTS symptomatology, and that person-level vulnerability factors to PTS (e.g., a recent trauma and female gender) accentuate the within-individual relationships. We tested the proposed hypotheses on a sample of 158 workers that were followed for 6 consecutive working weeks for a total of 860 observations. In line with other recent within-individual investigations, we found that exposure to bullying behaviors shows substantial week-level fluctuations. We also found overall support for the hypotheses, including evidence of a within-level lagged impact of bullying behaviors on workplace phobia, suggesting that even nonpersistent exposure to such behaviors is related to potentially nonignorable psychological suffering and PTS symptoms.

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A weekly diary within-individual investigation of the relationship between exposure to bullying behavior, workplace phobia, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

Balducci,

Conway,

Vignoli

2024

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

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“…Second, as research shows that shorter, rather than longer, time frames best tap into the longitudinal impact of contextual factors (Lesener, Gusy & Wolter, 2019), the time lag utilized in the present study (i.e., a 3month period between measurement points) may have been too long to capture the buffering effect of coworker support in the longitudinal relationship between tyrannical leadership and exposure to negative behaviors. Given that coworker emotional support has been found to buffer the daily relationship between exposure to negative acts and need frustration (Tr epanier, Peterson, M enard & Notelaers, 2023), future diary studies are encouraged to capture the short-term dynamics between tyrannical leadership, coworker support, and exposure to bullying behaviors.…”

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How tyrannical leadership relates to workplace bullying and turnover intention over time: The role of coworker support

Trépanier,

Peterson,

Fernet

et al. 2023

Scandinavian J Psychology

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IntroductionIn light of the deleterious consequences associated with workplace bullying, it is important to identify the work‐related factors that can contribute to the presence of bullying behaviors over time. Up to now, most research on the topic has investigated job characteristics (presence of job demands, absence of job resources) as contributing factors of workplace bullying. Given the key role leadership plays in shaping employees' work environment, this study aims to better understand how harmful forms of leadership relate to bullying behaviors over time and, subsequently, to employee functioning.MethodsMore specifically, this longitudinal study (two data collections over a 3‐month period) conducted among a sample of Canadian employees (T1 n = 600, T2 n = 422) assesses the temporal relationship between tyrannical leadership, exposure to bullying behaviors, and turnover intention, as well as the moderating role of perceived coworker support in the relationship between tyrannical leadership and bullying behaviors.ResultsResults from cross‐lagged analyses show that, controlling for baseline effects, T1 tyrannical leadership positively predicts T2 exposure to bullying behaviors and that T1 bullying behaviors positively predict T2 turnover intention. T1 coworker support did not significantly buffer the relationship between T1 tyrannical leadership and T2 exposure to bullying behaviors, although it did significantly predict, negatively so, T2 turnover intention.ConclusionThe present study provides valuable insight into the social contextual determinants of bullying behaviors and highlights the destructive nature of tyrannical leadership. Furthermore, this study illustrates the importance of fostering supportive behaviors between colleagues, as this important social resource can play a key role in reducing turnover intention over time.

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“…Bullying can also happen in a direct or indirect way. Indirect bullying is subtler and includes disregarding, nattering, and undermining behaviors whereas direct bullying comprehends apparent, unconcealed behavior such as terrorization, disparagements, and degradation (Trépanier et al, 2022). Workplace bullying creates continual and insistent destructive activities pointed at one or more persons which result in the formation of an unfriendly working situation.…”

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Narrow Role Orientation, Workplace Bullying, and Job Dissatisfaction: Evidence from Pakistan Public Sector HEIs

Ullah,

Memon,

Nadir

et al. 2023

Int. j. bus. econ. aff.

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This study aimed to investigate the causes and implications of narrow role orientation among employees. The methodology involved collecting data from 600 employees using a random sampling technique and a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire in English and Urdu. The findings revealed that low income, unequal salaries, critical working conditions, job insecurity, and workplace bullying were significant causes of job dissatisfaction and narrow role orientation. Frequent bullying was found to be more severe and stressful than occasional bullying, leading to an unpleasant work environment and harmful distress among employees. The study's originality and value lie in shedding light on the impact of workplace bullying on employees' role orientation, which has implications for organizational effectiveness. The recommendation is for organizations to address the causes of narrow role orientation and take measures to prevent workplace bullying, creating a positive work environment that promotes employee satisfaction and productivity.

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When does exposure to daily negative acts frustrate employees’ psychological needs? A within-person approach.

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A weekly diary within-individual investigation of the relationship between exposure to bullying behavior, workplace phobia, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

A weekly diary within-individual investigation of the relationship between exposure to bullying behavior, workplace phobia, and posttraumatic stress symptomatology.

How tyrannical leadership relates to workplace bullying and turnover intention over time: The role of coworker support

Narrow Role Orientation, Workplace Bullying, and Job Dissatisfaction: Evidence from Pakistan Public Sector HEIs

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