The Relationships between Workplace Mobbing and Psychological Health Outcomes

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In this study, the moderation of mobbing-related health damage by mobbee personality was evaluated. A sample of 714 employees from 46 randomly selected organizations across Turkey took a battery of self-report questionnaires. Leymann’s Inventory of Psychological Terrorization (LIPT) measured mobbing exposition levels and helped to classify the mobbees (N=72) and non-mobbee participants (N=642). NEO-FFI-R-3 personality inventory was used to measure the distinct personality dimensions. Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB), Trait Anxiety Scale (TAS), Psychosomatic Complaints Scale (PSC), and Brief Symptoms Checklist (SCL-90) were used to assess psychological health. Overall, the results demonstrated that highly Neurotic employees perceived significantly more mobbing behaviors. Coupled with Neuroticism, high Extraversion and Agreeableness made mobbees suffer more adverse psychological health effects.

Lutfiye Kaya Cicerali, Istanbul Uskudar University, Turkey

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