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  • The Impact of Bullying on Observers and Targets

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    Cooper-Thomas, Helena
    Bentley, Tim
    Catley, Bevan
    Gardner, Dianne
    O'Driscoll, Michael
    Trenberth, Linda
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    Trenberth, Linda
    Year published
    2014
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    Workplace bullying is known to be a psychosocial stressor for targets. Meanwhile, the effects of bullying on observers have received scant attention. This study investigated whether greater exposure to bullying, through observation as well as direct experience, was associated with a poorer work environment, and poorer individual wellbeing and work attitudes. Data were collected from 1733 employees, with 586 of these identified as suitable for further analyses. From the total, 13% (225) had neither experienced nor ever observed bullying, 3% (53) were categorized as observers, 13% (228) were identified as targets, and 5% (80) ...
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    Workplace bullying is known to be a psychosocial stressor for targets. Meanwhile, the effects of bullying on observers have received scant attention. This study investigated whether greater exposure to bullying, through observation as well as direct experience, was associated with a poorer work environment, and poorer individual wellbeing and work attitudes. Data were collected from 1733 employees, with 586 of these identified as suitable for further analyses. From the total, 13% (225) had neither experienced nor ever observed bullying, 3% (53) were categorized as observers, 13% (228) were identified as targets, and 5% (80) as both observers and targets. Planned statistical data contrasts across the four groups showed that non-bullied employees had the most positive perceptions of the work environment followed by observers, then targets, and finally those who had been both observers and targets. Broadly similar results were found for individual wellbeing and work attitudes. These results support the negative impact of observing bullying, with greatest impact for those who are both observers and targets.
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    Journal Title
    New Zealand Journal of Human Resources Management
    Volume
    14
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    https://hrnz.org.nz/nzjhrm/articles/2014
    Copyright Statement
    © 2014 Human Resources Institute of New Zealand. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Human Resources Management
    Business and Management
    Other Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/68949
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