'Being Alone Is More Painful than Getting Hurt': The Moderating Role of Workplace Loneliness in the Association between Workplace Ostracism and Job Performance

Uslu, Osman

doi:10.18267/j.cebr.257

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“…WO has been considered a staid threat to employees’ workplace behaviors and attitudes as verified by several researchers ( Sarwar et al, 2020 ; Takhsha et al, 2020 ; Singh and Srivastava, 2021 ; Uslu, 2021 ). Due to its negative effects, it can also harm the wellbeing of the service sector and its employees in delivering effective services.…”

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Linking Leader’s Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

2022

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Drawing on the social exchange theory (SET) and research on leadership influences, we developed and inspected a multilevel model to test the conditions and mechanisms through which a leader’s behavioral integrity (LBI) deters workplace ostracism (WO). We used trust as a mediator and the narcissistic personality of a leader as a boundary condition in the connection between a LBI and WO. Data were collected from 249 employees working in different five- and four-star hotels in Pakistan over three time lags. The statistical results revealed that a LBI reduces WO. Additionally, a LBI has an indirect effect on WO through interpersonal trust. We did not find statistical support for the moderating role of the narcissistic personality of a leader in the relationship between a LBI and WO. Implications, along with limitations and future research directions, are also discussed.

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Linking Leader’s Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

2022

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“…This pattern also appears to hold true in the workplace, as loneliness at work has been shown to negatively correlate with job performance (8,79). Self-evaluations as well as peer and supervisor evaluations have revealed those who are lonelier at work to have lower performance ratings (80). Loneliness at work may also indirectly predict worse job performance by mediating the relation between work alienation and job performance (81).…”

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Workplace Loneliness: The Benefits and Detriments of Working From Home

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Lindner

Lindner³

et al. 2022

Front. Public Health

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Self-determination theory posits that relatedness and autonomy are two drivers of work-relevant outcomes. Through the lens of this theory, the current study explored the potential interactive effects of relatedness and autonomy on affective, relational, and behavioral outcomes at work, operationalizing relatedness as workplace loneliness and autonomy as the ability to work from home. To test this relation, survey-based data from a sample of 391 working adults were collected and a path analysis was carried out. Results suggested that workplace loneliness negatively predicts affective organizational commitment, perceptions of coworker and supervisor support, organizational citizenship behaviors, and perceived performance. Furthermore, results suggested that workplace loneliness and working from home have an interactive effect on affective organizational commitment, perceptions of coworker support, and organizational citizenship behaviors. Specifically, working from home had a beneficial impact on the relation between workplace loneliness and affective organizational commitment/perceptions of coworker support, but a detrimental impact on the relation between workplace loneliness and organizational citizenship behaviors. These results add to the extant body of scholarly work of Self-Determination Theory by testing the theory in the post-pandemic context of working from home. In addition, these results have practical implications for managers, who should strive to create opportunities for employees who work from home to enact organizational citizenship behaviors.

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“…Despite this, loneliness is a serious matter. Emotional loneliness and workplace ostracism damage employees psychologically and greatly reduce job satisfaction (Uslu, 2021). According to the theory of belonging (Baumeister & Leary, 1995), the individual has a need to have at least a minimum number of interpersonal relationships.…”

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Workplace ostracism in healthcare: Association with job satisfaction, stress, and perceived health

Manninen,

Koponen,

Sinervo

et al. 2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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AimsTo examine (1) the association between healthcare workers' workplace ostracism and job satisfaction, stress and perceived health, and (2) whether this relationship is mediated by loneliness and self‐esteem.DesignA cross‐sectional study.MethodsHealthcare (N = 569) managers and employees (nurses, practical nurses, doctors and social workers) in Finland responded to a semi‐structured survey in January 2021 and evaluated their experiences of workplace ostracism, job satisfaction, stress, perceived health, loneliness and self‐esteem during the last year. To examine the association of these variables, linear regression and mediator model tests were performed.ResultsWorkplace ostracism had a clear direct association with job satisfaction, stress and perceived health. Loneliness fully mediated the relationship between workplace ostracism, stress and perceived health, and partly mediated the association between workplace ostracism and job satisfaction. Self‐esteem partly mediated the association between workplace ostracism, stress, job satisfaction and perceived health.ConclusionThe experience of workplace ostracism in organizations is a significant factor in job satisfaction, stress and perceived health. Healthcare organizations could strengthen job satisfaction and increase workers' well‐being by strengthening social relationships in the organization and, via that, reducing turnover intention.Implications for the profession and patient careThis study gives understanding and information to the healthcare profession on how workplace ostracism affects work well‐being and workplace relationships. Workplace ostracism decreases interaction, which can also endanger patient care if information is not openly exchanged.ImpactThis study indicated that workplace ostracism weakened job satisfaction more than loneliness. More commonality and consideration for others at work are needed because these factors may help increase work well‐being and decrease exits from working life. Further research is needed on why workplace ostracism occurs in healthcare workplaces.Reporting MethodSTROBE.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution.

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'Being Alone Is More Painful than Getting Hurt': The Moderating Role of Workplace Loneliness in the Association between Workplace Ostracism and Job Performance

Cited by 14 publications

References 56 publications

Linking Leader’s Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Linking Leader’s Behavioral Integrity With Workplace Ostracism: A Mediated-Moderated Model

Workplace Loneliness: The Benefits and Detriments of Working From Home

Workplace ostracism in healthcare: Association with job satisfaction, stress, and perceived health

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