Abstract
Workplace bullying is recognized internationally as a serious problem, but few studies have been conducted in Academia to
assess the risk of bullying. A survey was taken in a large-sized Italian university to identify possible relationships between
working environment, bullying at work and health. The aim of the current study is to show that workplace bullying has an indirect
relationship with health through organizational climate. Over 300 Italian employees completed a survey on organizational environment,
bullying and health. Structural equation modelling was used in order to test the hypothesis. A model of bullying at work was
developed in which bullying influence health both directly and indirectly through the partial mediation of organizational
climate. Overall, these findings suggest that bullying can be considered also as a cause, rather than a consequence of organizational
climate.
assess the risk of bullying. A survey was taken in a large-sized Italian university to identify possible relationships between
working environment, bullying at work and health. The aim of the current study is to show that workplace bullying has an indirect
relationship with health through organizational climate. Over 300 Italian employees completed a survey on organizational environment,
bullying and health. Structural equation modelling was used in order to test the hypothesis. A model of bullying at work was
developed in which bullying influence health both directly and indirectly through the partial mediation of organizational
climate. Overall, these findings suggest that bullying can be considered also as a cause, rather than a consequence of organizational
climate.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-15
- DOI 10.1007/s10672-012-9193-7
- Authors
- Gabriele Giorgi, Department of Psychology, Università Europea di Roma, Via degli Aldobrandeschi, 190 00163 Rome, Italy
- Journal Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal
- Online ISSN 1573-3378
- Print ISSN 0892-7545