Bases de Poder Social e Assédio Moral no Trabalho de Professores(as) Universitários(as): https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.3.24547

Alline Alves Sousa; Beatriz Baltazar Wgiete da Silva; Laura Koch Collodetti; Lara Barros Martins; Alexsandro Luiz de Andrade

Bases of Social Power and Harassment at Work of University Professors

https://doi.org/10.5935/rpot/2023.3.24547

Authors

Alline Alves Sousa Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4643-8089
Beatriz Baltazar Wgiete da Silva Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9921-3203
Laura Koch Collodetti Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-9271
Lara Barros Martins Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3175-6324
Alexsandro Luiz de Andrade Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4953-0363

Abstract

Moral harassment in the university can affect professors who are vulnerable to violent interpersonal relationships. The objective of this research was to analyze the influence of the co-workers’ bases of social power (reward, coercive, legitimate, expertise, and reference power bases) on moral harassment (working conditions, prejudice, and humiliation). Based on online data collection, a sample of 223 professors was obtained, 57.8% of whom were women, with an average age of 47.5 years old (SD=10.1). The results showed that female professors tend to experience more prejudice and working conditions that characterize moral harassment when compared to men. Regression analyzes showed that coercive power predicts working conditions and humiliation, whereas legitimate power predicts prejudice and humiliation. The importance of promoting people management processes aimed at improving interpersonal relationships between professors for the prevention of moral harassment is highlighted.

Author Biography

Beatriz Baltazar Wgiete da Silva, Federal University of Espírito Santo (UFES), Brazil

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Published

2023-07-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2023): rPOT N3/2023

Section

Empirical Research Reports

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