The role of psychological detachment and empathy in the relationship between target and perpetrator in workplace bullying situations / El papel del distanciamiento psicológico y la empatía en la relación entre víctima y agresor en situaciones de acoso en el trabajo

• Autores: Andrés García Ayala, Alfredo Rodríguez Muñoz, Ynomig Moreno López, Mirko Antino, Elena Ayllón Alonso
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 29, Nº 2, 2014, págs. 213-234
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2014.918824
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• Resumen
  • español

    Aunque estudios previos han mostrado una clara asociación entre ser agresor y víctima de acoso, no existen investigaciones que exploren posibles moderadores de esta relación. El objetivo del presente estudio es analizar el papel moderador del distanciamiento psicológico y la empatía en la relación entre víctima y agresor en situaciones de acoso psicológico en el trabajo. La muestra estuvo compuesta por 392 trabajadores de diferentes organizaciones del sector de seguridad privada en Madrid. Los resultados mostraron que el distanciamiento psicológico y la preocupación empática moderaban la relación entre ser agresor y víctima de acoso, de manera que aquellos con altos niveles de distanciamiento y preocupación empática mostraban menores tasas de acoso como agresores. Estos resultados concuerdan con los planteamientos del modelo de estrategias de regulación emocional.

  • English

    Although previous research has shown a clear association between being a target and a perpetrator of bullying, there are no available studies exploring possible moderators of this relationship. The aim of this study is to examine the moderating role of psychological detachment and empathy on the relationship between target and perpetrator in workplace bullying situations. The sample was made up of 392 employees from a variety of organizations in the private security sector located in Madrid. Results revealed that psychological detachment and empathic concern moderated the relationship between the target and perpetrator of bullying, such that subjects with high levels of detachment and empathic concern reported lower rates of bullying as a perpetrator. These results are in line with the affect-regulation strategies model.

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