Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and workplace bullying in the Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports. 309 (215 men, 94 women) Sports Provincial Directorate of Youth Services staff from seven different cities of Turkey participated as volunteers in the research. In the study, the personal information form prepared by the researcher, the “Wong and Law Emotional Intelligence Scale” developed by Wong and Law (2002) and adapted to Turkish by Deniz (2012) were used. To determine the workplace bullying level, 21-question “Negative Behaviors Scale” developed by Einarsen (1996) and adapted to Turkish by Cemaloglu (2007) was used. A statistically significant difference was found between the groups according to the emotional intelligence level in the sub-dimension of evaluation of others’ emotions in terms of gender variables. No statistically significant difference was determined between the groups according to the gender variable in terms of workplace bullying. A statistically significant difference was found between the groups in terms of the duration of work, according to emotional intelligence levels and workplace bullying. When the relationship between emotional intelligence and workplace bullying was examined, it was found that there were negative significant correlations in some sub-dimensions. As the level of emotional intelligence of the employees increased, the cases of exposure to bullying decreased.
Highlights
For individuals who spend most of their time in the workplace, the relationships with employees and management in the work environment have an important place in terms of the efficiency and health of the individual
This study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional intelligence and workplace bullying in the Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports. 309 (215 men, 94 women) Sports Provincial Directorate of Youth Services staff from seven different cities of Turkey participated as volunteers in the research
Considering the relationship between psychological violence and emotional intelligence, the aim of this study is to examine the relationship between the levels of bullying and emotional intelligence of individuals working in the Provincial Directorate of Youth Services and Sports
Summary
For individuals who spend most of their time in the workplace, the relationships with employees and management in the work environment have an important place in terms of the efficiency and health of the individual. In this context, behavioral scientists are united in the view that being healthy and productive in personal or organizational life is possible by having good relations with others (Doubtfire, 1997). It is stated that the basic facts in the definition of bullying are the negative and undesirable nature of the behavior of bullying. Ş. Çelik, 2007; Guidroz et al, 2010; Hutchinson et al, 2010).
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