Physiological and Psychological Effects of Workplace Bullying on Employees: An Exploratory Study in American Organizations

Workplace Bullying Institute (2021) defines this concept as "repeated mistreatment: abusive conduct that is threatening, intimidating, or humiliating; work sabotage verbal abuse." It estimated around 79 million Americans are bullied at work, with 67% of them could face a job loss. Overall, 49% working were affected by bullying directly indirectly. Target's ethnicity, age, type employment, number years service, etc., played role in the and amount harassment experienced. The current study explored physiological psychological effects workplace among employees United States. Data from sample 176 analyzed for article. (More responses still being collected.) A 60-item questionnaire included quantitative qualitative questions regarding demographic information, culture, experiences (personal witnessed), to bullying. Finally, their awareness policies on was explored. For present article, two important research will be explained – (i) emotional health issues (ii) on-the-job stress work-life balance. Other aspects survey elaborated future publications. Additionally, theoretical foundations, discussion major findings, conclusions, recommendations included.