The Impact of Workplace Bullying on Employees’ Turnover Intention: The Role of Self-Esteem

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of self-esteem in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention in China. Basing on 215 samples, this study examined the relationship among workplace bullying, self-esteem and employees’ turnover intention. The results show that: self-esteem is negatively related to the probability of reporting oneself as a target of workplace bullying; workplace bullying is an excellent predictor of employees’ turnover; self-esteem plays a moderating role in the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention. An improved understanding of how individual differences impact on the exposure to workplace bullying and on the relationship between workplace bullying and turnover intention may have important implications from both the theoretical and the practical standpoints.