The Mediation Role of Resilience on the Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Romanian Employees’ Strain

Autori:

Teodora MAIDANIUC-CHIRILA

Cod: ISSN: 1583-3410 (print), ISSN: 1584-5397 (electronic)
Dimensiuni: pp. 120-133

How to cite this article:

Maidaniuc-Chirila, T. (2015). The Mediation Role of Resilience on the Relationship between Workplace Bullying and Romanian Employees’ Strain. Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala, 48, 120-133.

Abstract:

The concept of resilience is understood as a person’s capacity to hold up, recover, and come out stronger after facing a situation affecting integrity. The present article aims to verify the mediation role of resilience on the relationship between workplace bullying and strain. A total of 88 Romanian employees participated in the present study by completing online questionnaires referring to workplace bullying, resilience, and strain. The results showed the mediation role of resilience on the relationship between workplace bullying and physical strain in that the direct relationship between workplace bullying and physical strain decreases when resilience is introduced as a mediator. These results showed that those employees who have higher levels of resilience have lower levels of physical strain when they are confronted with workplace bullying behaviours. The findings of the present study can help human resources practitioners improve their antibullying programs by developing not only resilient individuals in their workplaces, but also by helping the organization to develop as a resilient company.