Author : Feroz usmani, amna aslam, farah kanwal
Keyword : Workplace bullying, depression, depressive symptoms, working women
Subject : Social sciences
Article Type : Original article (research)
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Abstract : This research was conducted to investigate the relationship between workplace bullying and depressive symptoms among employed women in Pakistan. Correlational quantitative research was conducted on 135 working females. Data was collected using a simple random sampling from various public and private organizations in Lahore (Kinnaird College for Women and Services Hospital). Participants filled Demographic Sheet, Workplace Bullying Scale, and Major Depression Inventory. In the data set four categories of age groups were found (54.8%) of participants were lying in the 20-25 years range, (22.2%) were 25-30 years, (10.4%) lay in the 30-35 years, and (12.6%) lie in 35-40 category. 95 participants were single and 40 were married. Pearson correlation and regression analysis revealed that workplace bullying and depressive symptoms have a significant positive correlation. (r= .682, p
Article by : Dr Syed Aftab Alam
Article add date : 2024-01-18
How to cite : Feroz usmani, amna aslam, farah kanwal. (2024-January-18). Workplace bullying and depressive symptoms among employed women in pakistan: a cross-sectional study. retrieved from https://www.openacessjournal.com/abstract/1483