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Predictors of Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviour of Bystanders in Workplace Mobbing
Author(s) -
Mulder Roelie,
Pouwelse Mieneke,
Lodewijkx Hein,
Bos Arjan E. R.,
Dam Karen
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/casp.2244
Subject(s) - prosocial behavior , psychology , vignette , mobbing , bystander effect , sympathy , social psychology , psychological intervention , context (archaeology) , helping behavior , anger , harassment , developmental psychology , psychiatry , paleontology , biology
When will bystanders of workplace mobbing show antisocial or prosocial behaviour toward the victim? Results of a 2 × 2 vignette study ( N = 177) suggest that high perceived responsibility of the victim for the onset of the mobbing evokes anger and consequently antisocial bystander behaviour, whereas low perceived responsibility generates sympathy and consequently prosocial bystander behaviour. The results further indicate that bystanders will show more antisocial behaviour and less prosocial behaviour toward the victim when they anticipate stigma by association. The implications of these results for interventions seeking to influence bystanders' behaviour in the context of workplace mobbing and for further research on this bystander behaviour are discussed. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.