The role of hardiness in the bullying–mental health relationship
| Autor: | Anette Harris, Iselin Reknes, Ståle Einarsen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Adult
Male Workplace bullying Oil and Gas Industry Poison control Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Adaptation Psychological 0502 economics and business medicine Humans Workplace Aged Norway Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Bullying Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Mental health Hardiness (psychological) Anxiety Female medicine.symptom Psychology 050203 business & management 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Occupational Medicine. 68:64-66 |
| ISSN: | 1471-8405 0962-7480 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/occmed/kqx183 |
| Popis: | Background Workplace bullying has consistently been found to predict mental health problems among those affected. However, less attention has been given to personal dispositions as possible moderators in this relationship. Aims To investigate the moderating role of individual hardiness in the relationship between exposure to bullying behaviours and symptoms of anxiety and depression, respectively, assuming that high hardiness, being an individual stress resilience factor, acts as a buffer in these relationships. Methods Survey data were gathered in 2016-17, among land-based employees in a Norwegian oil and gas company. Participants completed a questionnaire electronically via a link sent to their work e-mail. The PROCESS macro SPSS supplement was used to analyse the proposed relationships, with mean-centred variables. Results Altogether, 275 participated in the study (46% response rate). High hardiness acted as a buffer in the bullying-anxiety relationship, in that hardy individuals did not experience increased levels of anxiety when facing bullying behaviours. Low levels of hardiness, on the other hand, acted as an enhancement factor, in that the bullying-anxiety relationship was strengthened for this group. Contrary to expectations, hardiness did not act as a buffer in the bullying-depression relationship. Conclusions Hardy individuals were less likely to report anxiety in response to bullying than non-hardy workers, a finding with important practical implications. Yet, regardless of who is affected, managers should focus on good strategies to intervene when bullying is detected, and stress resilience training should be considered as part of these strategies. |
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