The Relationship between Organizational Environment and Perpetrators' Physical and Psychological State: A Three-Wave...

Area of Science:

• Occupational Health Psychology
• Organizational Behavior
• Workplace Safety

Background:

• Workplace bullying perpetration is linked to job environment, yet longitudinal studies on organizational factors are scarce.
• Effective interventions require understanding broader organizational influences on perpetration.
• Conservation of Resources Theory provides a framework for examining employee well-being and workplace dynamics.

Purpose of the Study:

• To investigate the longitudinal predictive relationship between organizational trust and justice and workplace bullying perpetration.
• To examine the mediating role of physical and psychological health in the link between organizational conditions and perpetration.
• To explore the impact of organizational factors on employee health over time.

Main Methods:

• A three-wave longitudinal study design was employed.
• Data were collected from 2447 employees across various industries in Spain and Turkey.
• Statistical analyses examined the predictive and mediating effects of organizational trust, justice, and health on perpetration.

Main Results:

• Organizational justice negatively predicted health deterioration within three months.
• Organizational trust unexpectedly positively predicted health deterioration within three months.
• Neither health conditions nor organizational factors directly or indirectly predicted perpetration over six months.

Conclusions:

• Assessing and enhancing organizational trust and justice may improve employee health over time.
• Current assessments of organizational trust, justice, and health can help identify ongoing perpetration incidents.
• While not directly predicting future perpetration, organizational factors are significantly related to current incidents.