Hazing for lunch: a study of unethical socialisation practices

IF 1.7 Q2 ECONOMICS

International Journal of Ethics and Systems Pub Date : 2024-07-25 DOI:10.1108/ijoes-02-2024-0038

Anette Kaagaard Kristensen, Martin Lund Kristensen, Eva Gemzøe Mikkelsen

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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to explore the impact of social segregation and exclusionary workplace hazing during lunch breaks on newcomers’ relational quality during the early socialisation phase.

Design/methodology/approach

This study draws on data from a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews with recently employed nurses (n = 19) and nursing students (n = 42) about their workplace hazing experiences. The data was analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.

Findings

The analysis revealed two main themes: “feeling isolated” and “justifying self-exclusion.” Newcomers reported feeling humiliated when subjected to exclusionary hazing by experienced colleagues, leading to feelings of alienation and impacting their relationships with their new colleagues. Newcomers tended to distance themselves in various ways and justified this behaviour as a means of self-care.

Originality/value

This paper adds to the limited knowledge about the effects of newcomers’ exposure to workplace hazing during their early socialisation. It provides a relational perspective on the consequences of workplace hazing and explains how the social context influences the normative expectations of newcomers.

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午餐欺凌：对不道德的社会化做法的研究

本文旨在探讨午休时间的社会隔离和排斥性工作场所欺凌对新人在早期社会化阶段的关系质量的影响。设计/方法/方法本研究借鉴了一项定性研究的数据，该定性研究基于半结构式访谈，访谈对象为新入职的护士（n = 19）和护理专业学生（n = 42），访谈内容涉及他们的工作场所欺凌经历。研究采用反思性主题分析法对数据进行了分析：分析揭示了两大主题："孤立感 "和 "为自我排斥辩解"。新人报告说，在遭受有经验的同事的排挤性欺凌时，他们感到羞辱，从而产生疏离感，并影响了他们与新同事的关系。新人倾向于以各种方式疏远自己，并将这种行为解释为自我保健的一种手段。原创性/价值本文补充了有关新人在早期社会化过程中受到职场欺凌的影响的有限知识。它从关系的角度阐述了工作场所欺凌的后果，并解释了社会环境如何影响新人的规范性期望。

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International Journal of Ethics and Systems ECONOMICS-

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4.40

自引率

11.10%

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Ethics and Systems (formerly named Humanomics, the International Journal of Systems and Ethics) is a multidisciplinary journal publishing peer review research on issues of ethics and morality affecting socio-scientific systems in epistemological perspectives. The journal covers diverse areas of a socio-scientific nature. The focus is on disseminating the theory and practice of morality and ethics as a system-oriented study defined by inter-causality between critical variables of given problems.