2017/09/07 by Kaetrena Kendrick · 1 voice · 3 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression #Stalking, Cyberstalking, and Harassment #Workplace Violence and Bullying
paper · doi:10.1080/01930826.2017.1368325
openalex publication_date 2017/09/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/08
A dynamic body of knowledge about workplace bullying and burnout in academic libraries exists; however, there is a significant shortage of library and information science (LIS) literature regarding the related problem of low morale in any library environment; additionally, literature focusing on workplace bullying and burnout is quantitative, limiting insight into the animate experience of these events and inquiry into associated long-term effects. A phenomenological study was conducted to understand academic librarians' experience of low morale. Emergent themes connected workplace abuse, mental and physical health impacts, systemic influences, and the long-term consequences of low morale on LIS career trajectories.