Predicting workplace victim status from personality

The Relationship Between Personality and Being Exposed to Workplace Bullying or Mobbing

“…Another study Zapf (1999) in German sample found that victims of bullying had pre-existing symptoms of anxiety and depression and lower social skills than others, and avoided conflict by tending to give away (Coyne, Seigne, Randall,2000, p.337). In the study of Coyne, Seigne, and Randall (2000), 60 Irish victims of bullying, using a comprehensive measure of personality based on a Five-Factor model, is found less extroverted and independent than control sample of non-victims, in addition to this, victims are more unstable and conscientious. According to Thylefors (1987) victims could be characterized by the fact that in conflict situations they reacted in a more active and aggressive way than non-victims.…”

Take This Job and … : Quitting and Other Forms of Resistance to Workplace Bullying

“…For instance, some participants reported multiple bullies and claimed that bullies seemed to ''feed off of each other,'' or that a particular bully ''learned it on his [predecessor's] knee.'' Without exploring how communication constitutes organizations (McPhee & Zaug, 2000), it is easy to center on individual psychology or dyadic contacts (e.g., Coyne, Seigne, & Randall, 2000).…”

Longitudinal relationships between workplace bullying and psychological distress

“…Hence, it may be that an individual's specific characteristics may predispose them to being bullied at the workplace (19). For instance, employees with impaired mental health may elicit aggressive behaviors in others by going against expectations, irritating colleagues, and violating social norms describing social interactions (20).…”