Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors

Table 3

Results of Moderated Structural Equation Modelling analyses for the interaction between work stressors and coping strategies (,105).

Interaction effect	UPC	SE	SPC		CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR	Model comparison
										Δdf
Active coping:
Workload active coping	.003	.007	.011	1099.732	.894	.868	.080	.048	82.209	10
Job insecurity active coping	.011	.007	.036	871.594	.917	.896	.071	.040	30.760	10
Role conflict active coping	.007	.006	.024	1232.564	.888	.860	.085	.050	17.594	10
Role ambiguity active coping	.006	.008	.016	1034.238	.903	.879	.077	.045	29.625	10
Planning:
Workload planning	.007	.006	.026	1056.502	.898	.873	.078	.046	19.927	10
Job insecurity planning	.021	.007	.073	888.747	.915	.894	.071	.040	33.602	10
Role conflict planning	.012	.005	.052	1259.622	.886	.858	.086	.051	32.901	10
Role ambiguity planning	.012	.007	.037	1071.857	.899	.874	.079	.047	58.995	10
Seeking social support for instrumental reasons:
Workload seeking social support for instrumental reasons	.007	.005	.028	1058.567	.898	.873	.078	.047	15.851	10
Job insecurity seeking social support for instrumental reasons	.008	.005	.036	876.077	.916	.895	.071	.039	9.203	10
Role conflict seeking social support for instrumental reasons	.008	.004	.039	1250.407	.886	.858	.085	.050	13.735	10
Role ambiguity seeking social support for instrumental reasons	.010	.006	.037	1052.848	.900	.876	.078	.047	36.766	10
Focus on and venting of emotions:
Workload focus on and venting of emotions	.002	.005	.007	1055.240	.900	.875	.078	.047	35.610	10
Job insecurity focus on and venting of emotions	.021	.005	.089	885.721	.916	.896	.071	.040	42.092	10
Role conflict focus on and venting of emotions	.023	.005	.104	1254.362	.888	.860	.085	.051	37.986	10
Role ambiguity focus on and venting of emotions	.032	.008	.101	1022.669	.904	.881	.077	.045	22.121	10
Mental disengagement:
Workload mental disengagement	.005	.006	.022	1038.441	.901	.877	.077	.046	17.059	10
Job insecurity mental disengagement	.017	.005	.074	858.832	.919	.899	.070	.039	12.695	10
Role conflict mental disengagement	.018	.005	.085	1241.448	.889	.862	.085	.050	27.217	10
Role ambiguity mental disengagement	.023	.007	.079	1047.318	.902	.878	.078	.046	44.578	10
Behavioural disengagement:
Workload behavioural disengagement	.012	.006	.042	1044.847	.901	.876	.078	.046	11.138	10
Job insecurity behavioural disengagement	.020	.006	.075	949.500	.911	.889	.074	.044	96.242	10
Role conflict behavioural disengagement	.027	.005	.110	1323.539	.883	.854	.088	.055	100.071	10
Role ambiguity behavioural disengagement	.024	.007	.074	1074.327	.900	.876	.079	.049	63.595	10
Seeking social support for emotional reasons:
Workload seeking social support for emotional reasons	.001	.005	.003	1062.705	.898	.873	.078	.047	25.580	10
Job insecurity seeking social support for emotional reasons	.009	.004	.047	866.678	.917	.897	.070	.039	8.944	10
Role conflict seeking social support for emotional reasons	.013	.005	.057	1246.383	.887	.859	.085	.049	18.30	10
Role ambiguity seeking social support for emotional reasons	.018	.005	.074	1034.948	.902	.878	.077	.046	22.219	10

Note. UPC: unstandardized path coefficient; SE: standard error; SPC: standardized path coefficient; Model Comparison included comparing the fit of the model with interaction term and the model without interaction term; ; ; ; .