@article{ref1,
title="The roles of work-life conflict and gender in the relationship between workplace  bullying and personal burnout: a study on Italian school principals",
journal="International journal of environmental research and public health",
year="2020",
author="Buonomo, Ilaria and Fiorilli, Caterina and Romano, Luciano and Benevene, Paula",
volume="17",
number="23",
pages="e8745-e8745",
abstract="The present study sought to investigate the associations between workplace bullying  and personal burnout both directly and indirectly via work-life conflict. Furthermore, the moderating role of gender in these relations was examined. Traditional research on stress at work focuses on the role of dimensions related to  job tasks, demands, and organizational support in influencing the risks for  stress-related problems in employees. At the same time, other experiences at work  may reduce employees' well-being, such as workplace bullying and family life. Specifically, considering the detrimental role of work-life conflict, it is possible  to hypothesize that it would exacerbate workplace bullying's harmful effects on  employees' health. Moreover, since previous studies have reported mixed or  inconsistent results when considering gender differences with the above-mentioned  dimensions, it seems worth investigating the role of employee gender in representing  (and response to) the bullying experiences. Building on these considerations, this  work verifies whether: (1) work-life conflict mediates the relationship between  workplace bullying and burnout; (2) gender moderates all the possible relationships  among the constructs. Such hypotheses are verified on a sample of school principals,  in light of their peculiar job role. Overall, our findings showed that: (1)  Workplace bullying and burnout are associated, both with and without the perception  of a concurring work-life conflict; (2) Gender does not moderate all the possible  relationships among workplace bullying, work-life conflict and burnout. Overall,  being female heightens the risk to perceive work-life conflict in general, as well  as to be burnt out, when bullied, with and without the presence of work-life  conflict; being male heightens the risk to perceive work-life conflict when bullied. Furthermore, the current findings suggest that family demands may influence school  principals' feelings of exhaustion regardless of gender. These findings confirm and  expand previous literature, especially concerning a less studied occupation, namely  school principals, shedding a new light on their work experiences. Furthermore, the  present study offers interesting implications for trainings on principal's skills  and professional identity.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1661-7827",
doi="10.3390/ijerph17238745",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238745"
}