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Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion?
PURPOSE: Workplace bullying has severe negative consequences for the well-being of targeted employees. Previous research suggests that social support may buffer against such adverse effects. However, it remains unclear if different forms of support have equally strong effects and if support buffers...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8914449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35275241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01844-w |
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author | Pauksztat, Birgit Salin, Denise Kitada, Momoko |
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description | PURPOSE: Workplace bullying has severe negative consequences for the well-being of targeted employees. Previous research suggests that social support may buffer against such adverse effects. However, it remains unclear if different forms of support have equally strong effects and if support buffers equally effectively against different outcomes. Further, little is known about social support as a mitigating factor in remote occupational groups such as seafarers. This study examines the buffering effects of four forms of support (instrumental and emotional peer support, company support, non-work support) on three aspects of employee well-being (depression, anxiety, and exhaustion) among seafarers. METHODS: Responses to a cross-sectional online survey from a convenience sample of 414 seafarers on international commercial vessels were analyzed using moderated regression analyses with PROCESS. RESULTS: Exposure to workplace bullying behavior increased seafarers’ depression, anxiety and exhaustion. Instrumental peer support and non-work support buffered the negative impact of bullying on depression. The impact of bullying on exhaustion was buffered by company support. The impact of bullying on anxiety was not buffered by any of the four forms of support. CONCLUSION: Extending previous research, the findings suggest that the interaction between workplace bullying and support depends not only on the source of support, but also on the type of support and the outcome considered. While support from colleagues on board was important for seafarers, company and non-work support must not be overlooked. Interventions should, therefore, encourage the development of peer support and ensure access to shore-based support for workers in remote locations. |
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spelling | pubmed-89144492022-03-11 Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? Pauksztat, Birgit Salin, Denise Kitada, Momoko Int Arch Occup Environ Health Original Article PURPOSE: Workplace bullying has severe negative consequences for the well-being of targeted employees. Previous research suggests that social support may buffer against such adverse effects. However, it remains unclear if different forms of support have equally strong effects and if support buffers equally effectively against different outcomes. Further, little is known about social support as a mitigating factor in remote occupational groups such as seafarers. This study examines the buffering effects of four forms of support (instrumental and emotional peer support, company support, non-work support) on three aspects of employee well-being (depression, anxiety, and exhaustion) among seafarers. METHODS: Responses to a cross-sectional online survey from a convenience sample of 414 seafarers on international commercial vessels were analyzed using moderated regression analyses with PROCESS. RESULTS: Exposure to workplace bullying behavior increased seafarers’ depression, anxiety and exhaustion. Instrumental peer support and non-work support buffered the negative impact of bullying on depression. The impact of bullying on exhaustion was buffered by company support. The impact of bullying on anxiety was not buffered by any of the four forms of support. CONCLUSION: Extending previous research, the findings suggest that the interaction between workplace bullying and support depends not only on the source of support, but also on the type of support and the outcome considered. While support from colleagues on board was important for seafarers, company and non-work support must not be overlooked. Interventions should, therefore, encourage the development of peer support and ensure access to shore-based support for workers in remote locations. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-03-11 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8914449/ /pubmed/35275241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01844-w Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Original Article Pauksztat, Birgit Salin, Denise Kitada, Momoko Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title | Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title_full | Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title_fullStr | Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title_full_unstemmed | Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title_short | Bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
title_sort | bullying behavior and employee well-being: how do different forms of social support buffer against depression, anxiety and exhaustion? |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8914449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35275241 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00420-022-01844-w |
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