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Bullied at workplace? It can change behaviour for worse

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If you are bullied at the workplace, it may lead to counterproductive behaviour besides harming your health, warn researchers.

The study showed that in some cases this is characterised by a lack of problem-solving and high avoidance coping strategies like drinking alcohol when having a problem and experiencing very frequent negative emotions.

“Overall, our results show the need to consider not only exposure to and types of but also their associated consequences,” said Roberta Fida, at the in England.

“In particular, the findings highlight that victimisation is associated not only with health problems but also with a greater likelihood of not behaving in line with the expected social and organisational norms,” Fida added.

is one of the major occupational stresses for employees and the effects can compromise their development and health, as well as interfere with the achievement of both personal and professional goals.

In the study, published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, the researchers identified different configurations of victims by considering not only exposure to and types of bullying, but also health problems and bad behaviour.

The researchers asked more than 1000 Italian employees about their experiences of bullying, counterproductive behaviour and health symptoms.

They were also asked about their coping strategies, negative emotions experienced at work and moral disengagement.

“The greater the intensity of and the more the exposure to different types of bullying, the higher the likelihood of engaging in counterproductive behaviour,” said Fida.

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