Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources
The present study examined the effect of workplace bullying on employee wellbeing, and the moderating effects of psychological capital and emotional intelligence in the workplace bullying and employee wellbeing relationship. Data was collected from 224 nurses in a teaching hospital in Ghana. The res...
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| description | The present study examined the effect of workplace bullying on employee wellbeing, and the moderating effects of psychological capital and emotional intelligence in the workplace bullying and employee wellbeing relationship. Data was collected from 224 nurses in a teaching hospital in Ghana. The results of the analysis showed that workplace bullying has a negative effect on the psychological wellbeing of employees. Furthermore, the results showed that psychological capital and emotional intelligence moderated workplace bullying and psychological wellbeing relationship. The present study makes some contributions to theory and practice. Theoretically, the study extends the literature on the JD-R by highlighting the significant effect of personal resources in mitigating the effects of workplace bullying on employee wellbeing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fbb1f717d64a418f9b849594482207c82024-04-05T04:40:44ZengElsevierInternational Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences2214-13912024-01-0120100698Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resourcesJustice Mensah0Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah1Nana Kojo Ayimadu Baafi2Corresponding author.; Department of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, GhanaDepartment of Organization and Human Resource Management, University of Ghana Business School, Accra, GhanaThe present study examined the effect of workplace bullying on employee wellbeing, and the moderating effects of psychological capital and emotional intelligence in the workplace bullying and employee wellbeing relationship. Data was collected from 224 nurses in a teaching hospital in Ghana. The results of the analysis showed that workplace bullying has a negative effect on the psychological wellbeing of employees. Furthermore, the results showed that psychological capital and emotional intelligence moderated workplace bullying and psychological wellbeing relationship. The present study makes some contributions to theory and practice. Theoretically, the study extends the literature on the JD-R by highlighting the significant effect of personal resources in mitigating the effects of workplace bullying on employee wellbeing.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221413912400043XWorkplace bullyingPsychological wellbeingPsychological capitalEmotional intelligencePersonal resources |
| spellingShingle | Justice Mensah Kwesi Amponsah-Tawiah Nana Kojo Ayimadu Baafi Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Workplace bullying Psychological wellbeing Psychological capital Emotional intelligence Personal resources |
| title | Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources |
| title_full | Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources |
| title_fullStr | Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources |
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| title_short | Exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among Ghanaian nurses: The role of personal resources |
| title_sort | exposure to workplace bullying and wellbeing among ghanaian nurses the role of personal resources |
| topic | Workplace bullying Psychological wellbeing Psychological capital Emotional intelligence Personal resources |
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