| Title: |
Please Feel Free to Intervene: A Longitudinal Analysis of the Consequences of Bystander Behavioral Expectations |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Shea, Christine M. (ORCID 0000-0001-7715-5471); Malone, Mary Fran T. (ORCID 0000-0001-6764-5530); Griffith, Jennifer A.; Staneva, Viktoriya (ORCID 0000-0002-1253-1496); Graham, Karen J.; Banyard, Victoria |
| Source: |
Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Aug 2023 16(4):486-496. |
| Availability: |
American Psychological Association. Journals Department, 750 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Tel: 800-374-2721; Tel: 202-336-5510; Fax: 202-336-5502; e-mail: order@apa.org; Web site: http://www.apa.org |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
11 |
| Publication Date: |
2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Science Foundation (NSF) |
| Contract Number: |
1209189 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Education Level: |
Higher Education; Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: |
Intervention; Audiences; Prosocial Behavior; Expectation; Bias; Work Environment; College Faculty; Labor Turnover; Responses; Conflict Resolution |
| DOI: |
10.1037/dhe0000348 |
| ISSN: |
1938-8926; 1938-8934 |
| Abstract: |
Bias incidents in the workplace can create a pattern of behavior that damages organizational climate not only for victims but also bystanders who witness these incidents. Using incivility and threat ridigity research as a guiding framework, we explore the mitigating potential of bystander intervention on the relationship between bias incidents and witnesses' perceived workplace climate and intention to leave. We developed and tested a moderated mediation model using time-lagged ordinary least squares (OLS) regression with data from organizational climate surveys administered annually from 2014 to 2017. Results confirmed that bias incidents increase turnover intentions through their negative effect on workplace climate. More importantly, the expectation that faculty colleagues will intervene if a bias incident occurs mitigates the negative impact of bias incidents on workplace climate. Our findings suggest that raising awareness about bias incidents, encouraging colleagues to intervene when bias incidents occur, and, most critically, fostering a culture in which intervention is expected have great potential for improving workplace climate and reducing employee turnover. This is the first research study that provides empirical evidence of the potential for bystander intervention expectations to mitigate the negative effect of bias incidents on workplace climate. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2023 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1385564 |
| Database: |
ERIC |