To determine the mediating role of psychological safety in the effect of organisational cynicism on whistleblowing intentions.
About 519 healthcare workers were surveyed. Existing validated scales for organisational cynicism, whistleblowing intentions and psychological safety were used for data collection. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the scales, and path analysis was used to test the hypotheses of the study.
The results showed organisational cynicism had significant effects on both whistleblowing and psychological safety, whilst psychological safety acted as a mediator but only for internal whistleblowing.
By testing a relatively complex model involving multiple variables, we were able to identify a simpler model offering avenues for future research and practice implications.
