RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG SALES GIRLS IN PAKISTAN: MODERATING ROLE OF COPING

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*Fouzia Arif, **Prof. Dr. Ismat Ullah Cheema, *** Zohaib Ahmad, ****Muhammad Tariq

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between Workplace Harassment, Coping Strategies and Psychological Distress among Sales Girls in Pakistan. Data of 130 participants was collected from different shopping malls of Lahore city. The age range of the participants was 18 to 35 years (M= 22.88, SD=3.42). NAQ-R, Brief COPE Inventory and Kessler Psychological Distress Scale were used to collect data from participants. The findings indicated significant positive relationship between workplace harassment and psychological distress. Workplace harassment has significant positive relationship with problem focused coping. Avoidant emotional coping is also significantly and positively correlated with PD. Coping strategies moderate between the workplace harassment and psychological distress among sales girls. The issue of workplace harassment has broad consequences. At any organizational level workplace harassment creates unpleasant working environment and also effects on their psychological health. To manage this problem of harassment, women take support of different coping strategies. The positive relationship of avoidant coping strategy with psychological distress explains that women feel hesitate to report so they try to avoid the situation that could affect their psychological health.

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*Fouzia Arif, **Prof. Dr. Ismat Ullah Cheema, *** Zohaib Ahmad, ****Muhammad Tariq. (2021). RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORKPLACE HARASSMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG SALES GIRLS IN PAKISTAN: MODERATING ROLE OF COPING. Harf-O-Sukhan, 5(4), 619-626. Retrieved from https://harf-o-sukhan.com/index.php/Harf-o-sukhan/article/view/548