par Hellemans, Catherine ;Dal Cason, Davide ;Casini, Annalisa
Référence Swiss journal of psychology, 76, 4, page (135-144)
Publication Publié, 2017
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : This research examines the role of colleagues in workplace bullying. While colleaguescould often intervene to support the victim or stop the situation, passive behaviors andnon-intervention are more frequent. The bystander effect highlighted by Latané andDarley (1970) has been studied in the context of school bullying and sexualharassment, but only rarely in the context of workplace bullying. We tested the impactof the belief in a just world for others, self-efficacy, perceived severity, and causalattribution as determinants of three types of bystander helping behaviors. We used avignette describing a vertically descending workplace bullying case in an onlinequestionnaire survey, completed by 194 workers. The results showed that low selfefficacywas associated with non-intervention, perceived severity mainly determinedpublic helping behaviors, and both internal and external causal attributions contributedto explain both emotional and public support for the harassed colleague. The resultshighlight the importance of training to increase awareness and recognition of bullyingphenomena among colleagues.

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