The relationship between workplace bullying and job insecurity among employees with disabilities

Abstract

This study examines the relationship between workplace bullying and job insecurity among employees with disabilities in Algerian educational institutions, comparing their experiences with those of non-disabled employees. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 54 employees with disabilities and 61 non-disabled employees, assessing workplace bullying using the Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror (LIPT; Leymann, 1990) and job insecurity using the Job Insecurity Scale (JIS; De Witte, 2000), with organizational support as a moderating factor. The results indicate that employees with disabilities experience significantly higher levels of workplace bullying than their non-disabled counterparts (t(113) = 2.94, p = .004). Additionally, workplace bullying is positively correlated with job insecurity (r = 0.52, p < .001), while organizational support negatively moderates this relationship (β = -0.16, p = .005). These findings underscore the need for stronger workplace policies to mitigate bullying and enhance support structures, particularly for employees with disabilities.