Citation

Rajalakshmi M, Naresh B. International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning 2018; 8(2): 20-34.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018)

DOI

10.4018/IJCBPL.2018040102

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The main aim of this study is to understand the bullying behavior and its impact towards negative emotions among IT employees. There are two factors in bullying, workplace bullying and cyber bullying, which have an influence on emotional and social loneliness, depression, anxiety, stress and suicide (negative emotions) with moderating role of gender. The study is based on descriptive research design and non-probability purposive sampling methods which have been adopted for data collection. Items are adopted from various scales to measure workplace bullying and cyber bullying and its influence on negative emotions with a moderating role of gender.

FINDINGS: The findings of the study describes that negative emotions of employees are being influenced by bullying behavior. The result denotes that emotional and social loneliness is being affected due to cyber bullying and employee stress and depression level is being affected by workplace bullying. © 2018 IGI Global.

Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Cyber Bullying; Negative Emotions - Emotional and Social Loneliness; Stress and Suicide; Workplace Bullying