Proactive Personality and Workplace Bullying: A Stressor and Strain Model

39 Pages Posted: 6 Apr 2010

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Joon Hyung Park

University of Houston; University of Nottingham, Ningbo

Richard DeFrank

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Date Written: January 5, 2010

Abstract

Using the stressor – strain model introduced by Bolger and Zuckerman (1995), we examined the importance of the proactive personality construct in determining: (a) exposure to stressors, (b) stressor reactivity, (c) coping choices, and (d) coping effectiveness in the context of workplace bullying. We found that proactive personality buffered the impact of bullying on physical strain. The results showed that both proactive personality and workplace bullying influenced the choice of coping. Proactive personality also played a role in moderating the relationship between coping strategies and strain. Additionally, coping through positive reinterpretation may be more beneficial in dealing with workplace bullying than more active strategies for both proactive and passive people.

Keywords: proactive personality, stress, coping, workplace bullying, well-being

JEL Classification: M19

Suggested Citation

Park, Joon Hyung and Park, Joon Hyung and DeFrank, Richard, Proactive Personality and Workplace Bullying: A Stressor and Strain Model (January 5, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1584805 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1584805

Joon Hyung Park (Contact Author)

University of Houston ( email )

Houston, TX 77204-6021
United States

University of Nottingham, Ningbo ( email )

199 Taikang East Road
Ningbo, Zhejiang 315100
China

Richard DeFrank

affiliation not provided to SSRN ( email )

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