Workplace Mobbing, Gender Differences, and Depression: Evidence from Internship Students of the Faculty of Business and Management, University Technology MARA in Klang Valley, Malaysia

Mohamad Shahril Mohamad Besir, Saadiah @ Juliana Saadun, Siti Noraini Mohd. Tobi, Nor Zaihan Mat Hasan @ Mat Hussin and Mohd Faris Fikri
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Mohamad Shahril Mohamad Besir: Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam, MalaysiaÂ
Saadiah @ Juliana Saadun: Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam, Malaysia
Siti Noraini Mohd. Tobi: Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam, MalaysiaÂ
Nor Zaihan Mat Hasan @ Mat Hussin: Faculty of Business and Management, UiTM Puncak Alam, Malaysia
Mohd Faris Fikri: Universite Libre de BruxellesÂ

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 8, 6840-6849

Abstract: Background – Workplace mobbing represents a persistent challenge for early career professionals and is associated with serious psychological consequences. This study investigated whether gender moderates the link between mobbing experiences covering bullying, incivility, and ostracism and depressive symptoms among internship students in Klang Valley. Guided by the Conservation of Resources theory and the Job Demands–Resources model, the research examined how these dynamics differ for men and women. Participants and Procedure – A cross sectional survey was conducted with 220 undergraduate interns from the Faculty of Business and Management at Universiti Teknologi MARA. Participants, aged 22 to 25, completed the Negative Acts Questionnaire, Workplace Incivility Scale and to capture workplace mobbing and the Beck Depression Inventory to measure depressive symptoms. Data were analyzed using the PROCESS macro, with moderation assessed through regression-based models. Results – The results showed significant positive correlations between mobbing and depression (r =.52–.73, p

Date: 2025
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