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- Title
Study on workplace bullying exposure among Romanian employees. Gender differences.
- Authors
MAIDANIUC-CHIRILĂ, TEODORA
- Abstract
This study aims to identify workplace bullying exposure among Romanian employees taking into account the possible gender differences in the exposure to stress and the exposure to workplace bullying. The results of the present study revealed a percentage of workplace bullying exposure of 1.6%. This percentage reflects the number of bullying acts encountered in workplace settings with a frequency of at least once a week during a period of at least six months and revealed no gender differences in workplace bullying manifestation. Furthermore, a percent of 7.7% have been exposed to workplace bullying while only 6% have been exposed to workplace bullying. The Chi square test didn't evidenced statistically significant differences between female and male in their exposure to workplace bullying. 64.1% of female have experienced stress at their workplaces and 53.8% of male have felt stress at their workplaces. The Chi square test didn't reveal these differences as being statistically significant. The percentages of workplace bullying exposure are comparable with those existing in the literature. Moreover, the study didn't reveal that there are differences between women and men in workplace bullying exposure.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; BULLYING in mass media; WORK environment; ANTI-bullying movements; GENDER differences (Psychology); EMPLOYERS; CHI-squared test
- Publication
Human Resources Psychology / Psihologia Resurselor Umane, 2014, Vol 12, Issue 2, p147
- ISSN
1583-7327
- Publication type
Article