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- Title
Cyberbullying: the new face of workplace bullying?
- Authors
Privitera, Carmel; Campbell, Marilyn Anne
- Abstract
While the subject of cyberbullying of children and adolescents has begun to be addressed, less attention and research have focused on cyberbullying in the workplace. Male-dominated workplaces such as manufacturing settings are found to have an increased risk of workplace bullying, but the prevalence of cyberbullying in this sector is not known. This exploratory study investigated the prevalence and methods of face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying of males at work. One hundred three surveys (a modified version of the revised Negative Acts Questionnaire [NAQ-R]) were returned from randomly selected members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU). The results showed that 34% of respondents were bullied face-to-face, and 10.7% were cyberbullied. All victims of cyberbullying also experienced face-to-face bullying. The implications for organizations' "duty of care" in regard to this new form of bullying are indicated.
- Publication
Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society, 2009, Vol 12, Issue 4, p395
- ISSN
1557-8364
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/cpb.2009.0025