Workplace bullying as an antecedent to job insecurity and intention to leave: a 6month prospective study
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Workplace bullying is a severe problem in contemporary working life, affecting up to 15 per cent of employees. Among the detrimental outcomes of bullying, it is even postulated as a major risk factor for exclusion from work. In support of this claim, the current study demonstrates that exposure to bullying behaviour predicts an increase in both levels of job insecurity and intention to leave over a 6-month time lag, among a random sample of North Sea workers (n = 734). The findings suggest that bullied employees are insecure about the permanence and content of their job, and they may be at risk of turnover and exclusion from working life. It is recommended that these outcomes are taken into consideration when incidences of workplace bullying are addressed. Contact: Mats Glambek, Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christiesgate 12, 5020 Bergen, Norway. Email: [email protected]
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