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The Impact of Workplace Bullying on Turnover Intention and Psychological Distress: The Indirect Role of Support from Supervisors

Published:2024-06-08 Issue:6 Volume:21 Page:751
ISSN:1660-4601
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:IJERPH

Author:

Malola Pascal¹,Desrumaux Pascale²^ORCID,Dose Eric²^ORCID,Jeoffrion Christine³^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratory of Psychology of Pays de la Loire (LPPL–EA 4638), University of Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France

2. ULR 4072—PSITEC—Psychologie: Interactions, Temps, Emotions, Cognitions, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France

3. Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, LIP/PC2S, 38000 Grenoble, France

Abstract

Workplace bullying is characterized by negative, repetitive, and frequent behaviors towards a person, affecting his/her physical and mental health The present study aimed to assess the relationship between bullying, turnover intention, and psychological distress, considering the potential mediating effect of perceived supervisor support. A questionnaire was completed by 252 women and 172 men (n = 424) from 70 French companies and institutions. They were working in private (70%), public (28%), and parapublic (2%) sectors. Finally, 33 trades are represented in this study: commercial (21%), educational (12%), medical (8.3%), and industry (8.3%) were the most prominently represented. Regression analyses showed that bullying was significantly linked to turnover intention (ß = 0.52, p < 0.05) and psychological distress (ß = 0.78, p < 0.001). Moreover, supervisor support played a mediating role between workplace bullying and turnover intention, as well as between workplace bullying and psychological distress. The implications and perspectives of the present research were subsequently discussed.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/21/6/751/pdf

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