Workplace Bullying in Canadian Graduate Psychology Programs: Student Perspectives of Student–Supervisor Relationships
Graduate students may be particularly vulnerable to workplace bullying
by their supervisors, given the competitive and individualistic nature
of obtaining promotions in academia and the power differential inherent
in the student–supervisor relationship. The purpose of the present study
was to explore the prevalence and nature of workplace bullying in the
context of the student–supervisor relationship for graduate students in
Canadian psychology programs. Data were gathered via an online
questionnaire from graduate students in April, 2011. Of the 336 students
(55 men and 281 women) who responded to the survey, 68 (21.3%) of them
reported that they had been subjected to workplace bullying from their
supervisors during graduate school. Exploratory factor analysis
indicated three types of bullying behaviors: threatening–dismissive,
passive–aggressive interpersonal, and work-management. There was no
significant effect of student gender on bullying status; however
students with female supervisors were more likely to report being
bullied than students with male supervisors, particularly female
students with female supervisors. In addition, students whose
supervisors were at the associate professor level were more likely to
report experiencing bullying than students whose supervisors had full
professor status. The results point to the importance of exploring and
creating dialogue around the issue of workplace bullying in graduate
programs.
From: http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2013-36056-001/
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