News Finding: Additional surveys revealed that people who claimed to have experienced ostracism were significantly more likely to report a degraded sense of workplace belonging and commitment, a stronger intention to quit their job, and a larger proportion of health problems.
Paper Finding: We believe a sense of belonging will at least partially mediate the relationship between ostracism and employee outcomes because ostracism threatens other psychosocial needs, even if the need to belong is the most fundamental and directly affected of these (cf.
News Context: First they determined that people consistently rate workplace ostracism as less socially inappropriate, less psychologically harmful and less likely to be prohibited than workplace harassment. Additional surveys revealed that people who claimed to have experienced ostracism were significantly more likely to report a degraded sense of workplace belonging and commitment, a stronger intention to quit their job, and a larger proportion of health problems. "There is a tremendous effort underway to counter bullying in workplaces and schools, which is definitely important.
Paper Context: Employees' sense of belonging at least partially mediates the relationships between ostracism and their (a) personal well-being, (b) work-related attitudes, and (c) turnover. We believe a sense of belonging will at least partially mediate the relationship between ostracism and employee outcomes because ostracism threatens other psychosocial needs, even if the need to belong is the most fundamental and directly affected of these (cf. A total of 146 participants opened the link to the survey, of which 100 were completed (44% male; mean age in years = 32.64, S.D.