The Associations Between Workplace Bullying and Physical or Psychological Negative Symptoms : Anxiety and Depression as Mediators

Abstract: Workplace bullying is a critical issue for its negative consequences on victims’ health and well-being. This study aimed at examining the intermediate roles of anxiety and depression, in the relations between workplace bullying as a predictor, and physical and psychological negative symptoms as outcomes. In particular, it was hypothesized that workplace bullying would be associated with higher anxiety and depression and, through them, with higher physical and psychological negative symptoms. We sampled 151 Italian employees, who called on a workplace bullying public clinical center as victims and filled a paper-and-pencil questionnaire. Results of bootstrapped regressions showed that only anxiety mediated the association of workplace bullying with negative physical symptoms while both anxiety and depression mediated its association with negative psychological symptoms. The results have implications for the development of appropriate intervention strategies for both prevention and c.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/1733

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: The Associations Between Workplace Bullying and Physical or Psychological Negative Symptoms ; volume:15 ; number:4 ; day:19 ; month:12 ; year:2019 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 15, Heft 4 (19.12.2019)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Lo Presti, Alessandro ; Paolo Pappone ; Alfonso Landolfi

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v15i4.1733
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101416405022656086
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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