title: Workplace bullying influences women's engagement in the workforce.
abstract: Workplace bullying creates hostile work environments, affects mental and physical health, and has social, economic, and career implications. Over 70% of targets of workplace bullying become unemployed either by losing their jobs or by leaving voluntarily. In a grounded theory study, we explored how experiencing workplace bullying and its health consequences affected 40 Canadian women. Further, I examined whether women stayed at or left workplaces after being bullied, how they left, and the influences on whether they stayed or left. Implications of this study are that bullied women and the organizations for which they work need to be assisted to manage this experience more effectively.
authors.affiliation: University of New Brunswick, Faculty of Nursing, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B5A3, Canada. macintsh@unb.ca
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: MacIntosh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D002321:Career Choice; D003657:Decision Making; D004648:Employee Grievances; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009509:New Brunswick; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D012179:Retirement; D012307:Risk Factors; D018582:Sick Leave; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D017132:Workplace