The Continuum Of Negative Interpersonal Behavior

Table of Contents
Introduction & Thesis 3
1 - What is bullying 4
Figure 1.1 - The Continuum of Negative Interpersonal Behavior 5
2 - Why people should care about the topic 5
3 – Who are the bullies and who are the targets? (Profiles) 6
Bullies 6
Figure 3.1 – Bullies by Gender 7
Targets 8
Figure 3.1 – Target Attributes 9
4 - How often does it occur (research) 9
Figure 4.2: Estimated workforce that is affected by Workforce Bullying 10
5 - What is being done about it (trends) 11
International Trends 11
United States Trends 11
Figure 5.1: States since 2003 who have introduced an anti-workplace bill 12
6 – Why does it continue? 12
Bullying is Legal 12
Employers Don 't Know How to Stop Bullies 13
Figure 6.1: Employers Reaction to Bullying 13
(WBI - the Workplace Bullying Institute, 2014)
Figure 1.1 represents the range of negative behaviors that occur in the workplace. According to The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization, bullying, in its mildest form falls to the right of disrespect and when it is severe can lead to despair and even suicide. (Namie, The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization, 2011)
Figure 1.1 - The Continuum of Negative Interpersonal Behavior

(Namie, The Bully-Free Workplace: Stop Jerks, Weasels, and Snakes From Killing Your Organization, 2011)
2 - Why people should care about the
(Namie, Christensen, & Phillips, 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, 2014)
Figure 4.1: Types of Experiences with Abusive Conduct

(Namie, Christensen, & Phillips, 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, 2014)
At the time of the survey (February 2014) the U.S. workforce was approximately 137,499,000. Although not scientific, if one were to apply the proportions from figure 4.1 and apply them to the number Americans currently working in February 2014, one could determine a number which could generally estimate the equivalent number of working Americans that correspond to each bullying experience category (Figure 4.2). (Namie, Christensen, & Phillips, 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, 2014)
Figure 4.2: Estimated workforce that is affected by Workforce Bullying (Namie, Christensen, & Phillips, 2014 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey, 2014)
5 - What is being done about it (trends)
International