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Cyberbullying: The New Face of Workplace Bullying?

Author(s) -

Carmel Privitera,

Marilyn Campbell

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

cyberpsychology and behavior

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1557-8364

pISSN - 1094-9313

DOI - 10.1089/cpb.2009.0025

Subject(s) - workplace bullying , psychology , exploratory research , face (sociological concept) , face to face , occupational safety and health , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , harassment , poison control , applied psychology , social psychology , medicine , medical emergency , sociology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , pathology , anthropology

While the subject of cyberbullying of children and adolescents has begun to be addressed, less attention and research have focused on cyberbullying in the workplace. Male-dominated workplaces such as manufacturing settings are found to have an increased risk of workplace bullying, but the prevalence of cyberbullying in this sector is not known. This exploratory study investigated the prevalence and methods of face-to-face bullying and cyberbullying of males at work. One hundred three surveys (a modified version of the revised Negative Acts Questionnaire [NAQ-R]) were returned from randomly selected members of the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU). The results showed that 34% of respondents were bullied face-to-face, and 10.7% were cyberbullied. All victims of cyberbullying also experienced face-to-face bullying. The implications for organizations' "duty of care" in regard to this new form of bullying are indicated.

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