Table 3 The form the workplace bullying or harassment took
Form of bullying or harassment a | Total (n = 444) | Women (n = 284) | Men (n = 160) | Chi- square p-value b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | W% | n | W% | n | W% | ||
Excessive criticism | 212 | 49·3 | 125 | 43·7 | 87 | 55·9 | 0·04 |
Shouting or verbal abuse | 187 | 42·6 | 118 | 40·0 | 69 | 45·0 | 0·8 |
Humiliation | 142 | 31·4 | 89 | 31·9 | 53 | 30·9 | 0·7 |
Setting unrealistic targets | 134 | 31·2 | 76 | 27·7 | 58 | 35·3 | 0·04 |
Constantly changing instructions | 137 | 29·8 | 83 | 29·5 | 54 | 30·1 | 0·3 |
Threatening behaviour | 92 | 24·0 | 46 | 15·8 | 46 | 33·5 | 0·02 |
Excessive workloads | 110 | 24·0 | 65 | 21·7 | 45 | 26·7 | 0·2 |
Refusing reasonable requests (e.g. for leave or training) | 98 | 21·9 | 52 | 16·0 | 46 | 28·8 | 0·01 |
Physical abuse | 13 | 3·7 | 1 | 0·4 | 12 | 7·5 | 0·001 |
Sexual harassment | 12 | 2·5 | 8 | 2·9 | 4 | 2·0 | 0·8 |
Cyberbullying | 9 | 1·8 | 4 | 1·2 | 5 | 2·6 | 0·2 |