RETRACTED: How workplace bullying affects nurses’ well-being? The roles of burnout and passive avoidant leadership
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare
ISSN: 2056-4902
Article publication date: 26 July 2021
Issue publication date: 12 December 2022
Retraction statement
Retraction notice: The publisher of the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare wishes to retract the article by Talat Islam, Muhammad Ali, Saqib Jamil, Hafiz Fawad Ali (2022) “How workplace bullying affects nurses” well-being? The roles of burnout and passive avoidant leadership”, published in the International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 426-442, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-05-2021-0113.
It has come to our attention that there are concerns that the peer review process was compromised; as a result, the findings cannot be relied upon. The authors would like it to be noted that they are not in agreement with this retraction. The publisher of the journal sincerely apologizes to the readers.
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to investigate individual-related consequences of workplace bullying among the health-care section. Specifically, this study examined the mediating role of burnout between workplace bullying and nurses’ well-being. Moreover, passive avoidant leadership is examined as a conditional variable between workplace bullying and burnout.
Design/methodology/approach
This study collected data from 314 nurses working in various hospitals through a questionnaire-based survey using Google Form in two waves.
Findings
Structural equation modeling confirmed the negative effect of workplace bullying on nurses’ well-being, whereas burnout mediates this relationship. In addition, passive avoidant leadership was identified as a conditional variable that strengthens the positive association between workplace bullying and burnout.
Research limitations/implications
Although data for the study were collected in two waves, still cross-sectional design limits causality.
Practical implications
This study suggests management to focus on developing and implementing counter-bullying rules to avoid the adverse consequences of workplace bullying (e.g. capital loss, recruitment costs, burnout, well-being, etc.). In addition, leaders/supervisors must be trained to fulfill their responsibilities to reduce negative consequences.
Originality/value
Studies on workplace bullying in high-power distance cultures are scant. Therefore, drawing upon conservation of resource theory, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that has investigated the moderating role of passive avoidant leadership on the association between workplace bullying and burnout.
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Citation
Islam, T., Ali, M., Jamil, S. and Ali, H.F. (2022), "RETRACTED: How workplace bullying affects nurses’ well-being? The roles of burnout and passive avoidant leadership", International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol. 15 No. 5, pp. 426-442. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-05-2021-0113
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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