Development of population strategy for prevention of workplace bullying and harassment

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26460800
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Hygiene and public health
• Research Institution: Sanyo Gakuen University (2015-2016); Mie University (2014)
• Principal Investigator: Takaki Jiro 山陽学園大学, 看護学研究科, 教授(移行) (50384847)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 職域 / いじめ / ハラスメント / 天職 / 利己主義 / 利他主義 / ストレス / マズロー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Though workplace bullying causes severe problems, organizations still have difficulty in dealing with it. The purpose of this study was to confirm the associations between undesirable management behaviors suggested by Drucker and workplace bullying. Undesirable management behaviors suggested by Drucker were evaluated using the original questions. Workplace bullying was assessed using the Negative Acts Questionnaire. All the undesirable management behaviors were significantly positively correlated with workplace bullying. Some of them were independently positively associated with workplace bullying with statistical significance even after adjustment for demographics, job demands, job control, worksite social support, and job security. Some of the specific undesirable management behaviors suggested by Drucker were independently positively associated with workplace bullying. Inhibition of the undesirable management behaviors may contribute to primary prevention of workplace bullying.

Free Research Field

公衆衛生学