THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKPLACE BULLYING AND ANXIETY AMONG PRISON OFFICERS

Abstract

The prevalence of workplace bullying and anxiety has increased, little is known about the impact on the organization. The aim of this study was to identify the relationship between workplace bullying and anxiety and the difference between gender and the level of anxiety among prison officers. Moreover, a total of 100 prison officers was selected in this study and data were collected from the respondents using a questionnaire. The result shows that workplace bullying has a connection with anxiety, those who are victims of workplace bullying likely to be diagnosed with anxiety symptom. In fact, gender also plays a major role in determining the level of anxiety. However, the level of anxiety among prison officers is extremely low. Thus, most of the prison officers in Malaysia are healthy in terms of anxiety despite the challenged they faced in the harsh working environment.