Loneliness and Workplace Bullying: Unravelling the Role of Organisational Climate among Employees

Abstract

This study looks at the complex interactions between organisational environments, bullying behaviours, and feelings of loneliness in part-time and full-time work settings. Bullying behaviours, which include a variety of kinds of aggressiveness and abuse, can lead to a hostile work environment, negatively influencing employees’ mental health and job satisfaction. Loneliness is investigated as a subjective emotional state in terms of its frequency and relationship with the organisational environment and bullying in both part-time and full- time workers. The study aims to find the effect of organisational climate on workplace bullying and loneliness in part-time and full-time working employees. The tools used in the study are the Workplace bullying scale (2019), UCLA loneliness scale (1978), and Organisational climate questionnaire (Likert, 1967). A sample of 100 people out of which various of them from different organisational sectors were chosen from all over Bangalore, with the age group ranging from 18 to 30. A convenience sampling technique was employed for selecting the samples. The results indicate the degree to which the organisation tends towards a participative and human-oriented as compared to an automotive and highly structured climate which influences bullying and loneliness. The quantitative analysis reveals that there is an effect of the organisational climate on bullying and loneliness. The findings suggest that the nature of the organisational climate plays a crucial role in shaping the experiences of employees, impacting their perceptions of workplace bullying and loneliness.