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

Pascal Malola (), Pascale Desrumaux, Eric Dose and Christine Jeoffrion
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Pascal Malola: Laboratory of Psychology of Pays de la Loire (LPPL–EA 4638), University of Nantes, 44000 Nantes, France
Pascale Desrumaux: ULR 4072—PSITEC—Psychologie: Interactions, Temps, Emotions, Cognitions, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Eric Dose: ULR 4072—PSITEC—Psychologie: Interactions, Temps, Emotions, Cognitions, University of Lille, 59000 Lille, France
Christine Jeoffrion: Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, LIP/PC2S, 38000 Grenoble, France

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 6, 1-15

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.

Keywords: workplace bullying; turnover intention; psychological distress; supervisor support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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