Investigou-se a presença de assédio moral no trabalho e suas inter-relações com dimensão psicossocial, bem-estar e adaptação psicossocial positiva. As bases teóricas compreenderam: Abordagem Ecológica, Saúde Mental e Trabalho e Psicologia Positiva. No Estudo I, participaram 598 bancários, que responderam questionário biosociodemográfico e laboral, Questionário de Atos Negativos, Job Content Questionnaire, Medidas de Bem-Estar no Trabalho e Escala de Adaptação Psicossocial Positiva. Os dados foram submetidos a estatísticas descritivas, exploratórias e inferenciais. No Estudo II, realizaram-se 4 estudos de casos, e os dados submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Houve alta prevalência de assédio moral e associação com baixo controle, altas demandas, baixo apoio e alta insegurança no emprego. Os níveis de bem-estar no trabalho foram menores para as vítimas. Diferentes fontes de dados (incidência, correlações, preditores e vivências concretas de trabalhadores) indicaram transições ecológicas entre os papéis de vítima, testemunha e agressor e natureza principalmente organizacional do fenômeno. / The aim of this study was to investigate workplace bullying and its relations to psychosocial dimension, well-being and positive psychosocial adaptation. Theoretical basis comprehended: Ecological Theory, Work and Mental Health and Positive Psychology. In the first study, 598 banking workers answered demographic and labor questionnaire, Negative Acts Questionnaire, Job Content Questionnaire, Measurements of Well-Being at Work and Positive Psychosocial Adaptation scale. Data were submitted to descriptive, exploratory and inferential statistics. In the second study, 4 multiple case studies were conducted. Data were submitted to qualitative content analysis. The prevalence of workplace bullying was high. It was observed association with low control, high demands, low social support and high job insecurity. The taxes of well-being at work were lower for the victims. Different data resources (incidence, correlations, predictors and concrete experiences of worker) indicate ecological transitions among victims, observers and perpetrators, as well as a mainly organizational nature of workplace bullying.

Workplace bullying is a sensitive issue and a psychological terror in the workplace, with severe effects on employees’ and organisations’ health, dignity, employee relations, and wellbeing. As a vital link between different constituencies in the organisation, human resource (HR) practitioners face many challenges in their attempt to address and manage workplace bullying, while simultaneously striving to promote employee wellbeing and positive employee relations. This study endeavoured to explore workplace bullying from the point of view of HR practitioners tasked with identifying and dealing with bullying in the workplace, and to develop a substantive theory of workplace bullying from their perspectives. The empirical study, conducted in two tertiary institutions in South Africa, employed grounded theory as a methodological approach with nine HR practitioners selected by non-probability purposive sampling, which is congruent with a grounded theory methodology. Selection criteria were applied to sample participants on the basis of relevance and acceptability. A qualitative, constructivist grounded theory research design was used to explore HR practitioners’ perspectives on workplace bullying with data gathered by means of in-depth interviews and official documents to gain insight and understanding of their experiences of workplace bullying. In-depth interviews were audio-recorded and data transcribed verbatim, analysed and interpreted using grounded theory coding strategies, memo writing and theoretical sampling. Findings were supported by verbatim quotes and a literature review. The study proposes a substantive workplace bullying theory and a conceptual workplace bullying framework to guide organisations and highlight the practical value for empowering the HR practitioners. It addresses the need to manage workplace bullying in the organisation and help management be more knowledgeable about bullying, effectively fostering a zero-tolerance culture. The study revealed that the HR practitioner’s role is torn between a responsibility to the business goals and management, and to support and championing the case of the targets in potential bullying situations. It should contribute to the limited body of knowledge on HR practitioners’ perspectives on workplace bullying within the South African context. / Psychology / D.Phil. (Philosophy)

Investigou-se a presença de assédio moral no trabalho e suas inter-relações com dimensão psicossocial, bem-estar e adaptação psicossocial positiva. As bases teóricas compreenderam: Abordagem Ecológica, Saúde Mental e Trabalho e Psicologia Positiva. No Estudo I, participaram 598 bancários, que responderam questionário biosociodemográfico e laboral, Questionário de Atos Negativos, Job Content Questionnaire, Medidas de Bem-Estar no Trabalho e Escala de Adaptação Psicossocial Positiva. Os dados foram submetidos a estatísticas descritivas, exploratórias e inferenciais. No Estudo II, realizaram-se 4 estudos de casos, e os dados submetidos à análise de conteúdo. Houve alta prevalência de assédio moral e associação com baixo controle, altas demandas, baixo apoio e alta insegurança no emprego. Os níveis de bem-estar no trabalho foram menores para as vítimas. Diferentes fontes de dados (incidência, correlações, preditores e vivências concretas de trabalhadores) indicaram transições ecológicas entre os papéis de vítima, testemunha e agressor e natureza principalmente organizacional do fenômeno. / The aim of this study was to investigate workplace bullying and its relations to psychosocial dimension, well-being and positive psychosocial adaptation. Theoretical basis comprehended: Ecological Theory, Work and Mental Health and Positive Psychology. In the first study, 598 banking workers answered demographic and labor questionnaire, Negative Acts Questionnaire, Job Content Questionnaire, Measurements of Well-Being at Work and Positive Psychosocial Adaptation scale. Data were submitted to descriptive, exploratory and inferential statistics. In the second study, 4 multiple case studies were conducted. Data were submitted to qualitative content analysis. The prevalence of workplace bullying was high. It was observed association with low control, high demands, low social support and high job insecurity. The taxes of well-being at work were lower for the victims. Different data resources (incidence, correlations, predictors and concrete experiences of worker) indicate ecological transitions among victims, observers and perpetrators, as well as a mainly organizational nature of workplace bullying.

Over the past couple of decades, women have conquered most obstacles in their effort to scale the mountains of leadership and management, seemingly only to fall at the last hurdle by purposefully derailing and mistreating each other. As a large percentage of the workforce in the Western hemisphere is composed of women, the likelihood of experiencing a female superior throughout their career is very high for both men and women, giving rise to the threat of dealing with the Queen Bee Syndrome. The antecedent aim of this master thesis paper is to explore the reasons that give rise to and legitimize the so-called Queen Bee phenomenon, which describes a usually senior female holding a higher leadership-position, who actively opposes the rise of other females in male-dominated organizations, in connection to the Millennial Generation. For this purpose, the methodology approach of Grounded Theory was chosen, first and foremost establishing a theoretical framework comprising literature gathered from academic journals, professional and specific print and sources, as well as relevant writings from contemporary and topical media channels, such as the New York Times newspaper, or the Harvard Business Review. Second, a qualitative empirical study was conducted, for which several women from both the Millennial and its predecessor generation were interviewed, in order to explore opinions on perceived biases against female leaders and managers which, among other things may lead to typical Queen Bee behavior, its provenances, and their implications for business women and organizations. The gained insights are culminating in the emergence of a new theory, according to which female Millennials’ inherent narcissistic tendencies may not hinder them to pursue much-needed mentoring relationships with other females and even suggest the possibility of a diminishment of the dreaded female bully-boss paradigm.

Thesis (Ph.D. Commerce (Human Resource Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2021 / Workplace bullying is a complex and widespread phenomenon, which has become a challenge to understand as an organisational phenomenon because of its complexity and numerous labels and terms that are used interchangeably by researchers, media and the public, when describing the behaviour. The potential for bullying in the workplace is always present in situations where people continually interact. Currently, workplace bullying has become a phenomenon that has caused significant problems when ignored. This study endeavoured to explore workplace bullying from African indigenous perspective with no predominantly continuation of the work from Western countries and develop strategies and model of managing workplace bullying from an African perspective. This empirical study was conducted in Limpopo province and grounded theory was used as methodological strategy with twenty-one indigenous research participants selected through the use of snowball sampling. Furthermore, the constructivist worldview formed the basis of the study on workplace bullying accounts, which was generated through semi-structured interviews with the support of interview guide. Interviews were recorded using call phone recorder, transcribed, coded and analysed using Microsoft Excel and interpreted. Thus, six key themes emerged from this study to address shared themes from individual accounts of workplace bullying incidents, causes and consequences from indigenous, contextualised perspective. The findings of the study identified nine accounts of bullying behaviour. These are disrespect, rumours or bad-mouthing, name calling, threats, unfair treatment, yelling to cause public humiliation, infringement of rights, work overload and domineering. Furthermore, contracts of employment and demonstration of power was identified as causes and dynamics of bullying behaviour. The findings also showed that workplace bullying accounts resulted in high turnover rate, compromised employee well-being and performance. Most participants managed workplace bullying by “doing nothing”. The data also showed that age and gender play a significant role in the African contexts, taking into consideration shared cultural believes and customs. The study further provided a practical model for managing workplace bullying from an African perspective. Furthermore, the study proposes a need for workplace bullying legislation to further increase the severity of bullying behaviour. The study also highlights a need to incorporate indigenous knowledge when managing workplace bullying. Keywords: Workplace bullying; Indigenous knowledge; Western knowledge; Consequences; Conceptual framework; Culture

Background: Individuals with obesity face weight-related discrimination in many life domains, including workplace bullying, especially in female employees with obesity. However, associations between experiences of workplace bullying and psychological health impairments considering weight status and sex remain unclear. Methods: Within a representative population-based sample of N = 1290 employees, self-reported experiences of workplace bullying were examined for variations by weight status and sex. Using path analyses, sex-specific mediation effects of workplace bullying on associations between weight status and work-related psychological health impairments (burnout symptoms, quality of life) were tested. Results: Employees with obesity experienced more workplace bullying than those with normal weight. Workplace bullying was positively associated with psychological health impairments and partially mediated the associations between higher weight status and elevated burnout symptoms and lower quality of life in women, but not in men. Conclusions: The result that more experiences of workplace bullying were, compared with weight status, more strongly associated with work-related psychological health impairments in women, but not in men, uniquely extends evidence on sex-specific effects within weight-related discrimination. Continued efforts by researchers, employers, and policy makers are needed to reduce weight-related discrimination in work settings, eventually increasing employees’ health and job productivity.

Bakgrund: Sjuksköterskan kan i sitt omvårdnadsarbete använda sig av det teoretiska ramverket Fundamentals of Care för att uppnå en personcentrerad vård. Ramverket förespråkar patientsäkerhet och allas rätt till högkvalitativ omvårdnad men även att sjuksköterskan behöver vara medveten om hur organisationen och miljön påverkar omvårdnaden. Socialstyrelsen (2023) beskriver att patientsäkerheten bland annat påverkas av arbetsmiljön och dess faktorer, exempelvis hög arbetsbelastning och stress. Inom hälso- och sjukvården har en försämrad arbetsmiljö ett samband med mobbning som på så sätt även kan påverka patientsäkerheten och omvårdnadsarbetet. Förekomsten av mobbning på arbetsplatsen mot sjuksköterskor är således oönskat och problematiskt. För att öka medvetenheten kring hur problematiskt detta fenomen är behövs en förståelse för hur sjuksköterskor upplever utsattheten för mobbning. Syfte: Syftet med litteraturstudien var att belysa sjuksköterskors upplevelser av att utsättas för mobbning på arbetsplatsen av sina kollegor. Metod: Litteraturstudien baserades på tolv kvalitativa vetenskapliga artiklar. Databassökningar gjordes i Cinahl, PubMed och PsycInfo. Data analyserades i enlighet med Popenoe m.fl. (2021) metod. Resultat: Resultatet utgörs av tre kategorier; Mobbningens karaktär, Påverkan på sjuksköterskornas välbefinnande och Påverkan på sjuksköterskornas omvårdnadsarbete. Mobbningens karaktär utgörs i sin tur av tre underkategorier. Konklusion: Mobbningen uttrycks i olika former och ger konsekvenser hos sjuksköterskorna som påverkar deras fysiska och psykiska välbefinnande, patientsäkerheten samt omvårdnadsarbetet. Förekomsten av mobbning på arbetsplatsen ger en försämrad arbetsmiljö som utgör ett direkt hot mot patientsäkerheten och gör att omvårdnad inte kan ges utifrån Fundamentals of Care. / Background: Nurses can use the Fundamentals of Care theoretical framework in their nursing work to achieve person-centered care. The framework advocates patient safety and everyone's right to high-quality care, but also that the nurse needs to be aware of how the organization and the environment affect patient care. Socialstyrelsen (2023) describes that patient safety is, among other things, affected by the work environment and its factors, for example high workload and stress. Within health care, a deteriorating work environment has a connection with bullying, which in this way can also affect patient safety and nursing work. The occurrence of bullying in the workplace against nurses is thus undesirable and problematic. To increase awareness of how problematic this phenomenon is, an understanding of how nurses experience being exposed to bullying is needed. Aim: The aim of the literature study was to highlight nurses' experiences of being bullied in the workplace by their colleagues. Method: The literature study was based on twelve qualitative scientific articles. Database searches were performed in Cinahl, PubMed and PsycInfo. Data were analyzed in accordance with Popenoe et al. (2021) method. Result: The result consists of three categories; The nature of the bullying, The impact on the nurses' well-being and The impact on the nurses' nursing work. The nature of the bullying is in turn made up of three subcategories. Conclusion: The bullying is expressed in various forms and has consequences for the nurses that affect their physical and mental well-being, patient safety and nursing work. The presence of bullying in the workplace creates a deteriorated work environment that poses a direct threat to patient safety and means that nursing care cannot be provided based on the Fundamentals of Care framework.

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Workplace bullying is a recently recognized problem within organizations. Two personalities may be theoretically related, and may be able to predict this aggressive behavior: right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation. However, it is still unclear how to measure right-wing authoritarianism as a construct. Two surveys were distributed. The first was to assess the factor structure inconsistency among the literature. A three-factor operationalization was supported. Analysis of the second survey examined the relationship between the aggression dimension of right-wing authoritarianism, dangerous worldview and workplace bullying; as well as the relationship between social dominance orientation and competitive worldview on workplace bullying. No significant relationship was found between authoritarian aggression and workplace bullying, however, social dominance orientation fully mediated competitive worldview and workplace bullying. Theoretical implications, limitations, and practical applications are discussed.

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