Citation

Coetzee M, van Dyk J. Psychol. Rep. 2018; 121(2): 375-392.

Affiliation

Department of Industrial and Organisational Psychology, University of South Africa, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0033294117725073

PMID

28812953

Abstract

Employees' turnover intentions may entail expensive consequences for companies. The study examined the mediating effect of work engagement in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention. Using a cross-sectional sample of 373 employees, structural equation modeling and mediation analysis showed that perceptions of work- and person-related bullying were linked to low levels of vigor and dedication which in turn were associated with high turnover intention. Work engagement partially mediated the effect of high workplace bullying on high turnover intention. The results were interpreted from a social cognitive perspective and recommendations for practice were made.

Language: en

Keywords

person-related bullying; turnover intention; work engagement; work-related bullying; workplace bullying