Parental Workplace Bullying, Parenting Management Strategies, and Children's Peer Victimization

The present study examined the role of workplace bullying in the relationship between parenting strategies (e.g., guiding and consulting) and children's peer victimization. In light of parents’ key role in children's peer socialization and parent-to-child spillover, we examined three hypotheses: children of parents who have experienced workplace victimization will report higher levels of victimization than children of parents who have not experienced workplace bullying; higher levels of parental guiding and consulting behaviors will be associated with lower levels of child victimization; and parents’ experiences of workplace bullying would moderate the association between parental guiding/consulting behaviors and child victimization. Findings indicated that children of parents who have experienced workplace bullying reported higher levels of peer victimization. Further, higher levels of guiding, but not consulting, were associated with lower levels of child peer victimization. Finally, parents’ experiences of workplace bullying moderated the association between guiding and child peer victimization, but not the association between consulting and child peer victimization. Implications for parenting strategies, spillover, and workplace dynamics are discussed.