Table 2.
The person, or people, who carried out the workplace bullying or harassment
| Person responsible for the WBH a | Total (n = 444) | Women (n = 284) | Men (n = 160) | Chi-square p-value b | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | W% | n | W% | n | W% | ||
| Line manager or another manager | 244 | 53·6 | 154 | 52·9 | 90 | 54·5 | 0·6 |
| A colleague | 194 | 42·8 | 127 | 42·8 | 67 | 42·8 | 0·5 |
| Client or a customer | 57 | 13·5 | 37 | 13·8 | 20 | 13·1 | 0·9 |
| Member of the public | 21 | 5·3 | 10 | 2·8 | 11 | 8·3 | 0·1 |
| A member of Human Resources | 15 | 2·8 | 5 | 1·2 | 10 | 4·6 | 0·01 |
| A student | 10 | 2·0 | 9 | 3·5 | 1 | 0·3 | 0·08 |
a Of those who reported experiencing bullying in the past 12 months· Participants could choose more than one response option
b p-value indicates whether there was a difference between men and women in reporting of who was responsible for the WBH that they experienced