The prevalence of coworker conflict including bullying in a unionized U.S. public sector workforce

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• Personal Author:
  El Ghaziri M ; Geiger-Brown J ; Johnson JV ; Lipscomb, Jane A. ; London M ; Lydecker A ; McPhaul KM
• Description:
  Workplace violence is an enormous problem worldwide; incidents where the perpetrator is a current or former employee are an important dimension. This large cross-sectional survey examined the prevalence of this problem among a U.S. state government unionized public sector workforce. Using participatory action research methods, we conducted a web-based survey of members of that workforce from a single northeast U.S. state, receiving 11,874 completed surveys (response rate: 71.8%). Overall, 10.0% of the respondents indicated that they had been bullied at work during the prior 6 months, with 71.9% of those who reported regular bullying identifying the perpetrator as a supervisor and/or top management. The prevalence of bullying was similar to the rates reported in Europe and Scandinavia (5%-30%). Those reports also identified the person(s) responsible for the behavior as being predominantly of higher status within the organization. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Epidemiology Men Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Violence Women Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age-groups Force Humans Psychological-effects Psychology Questionnaires Statistical-analysis Violence-prevention Work-environment Workers
• ISSN:
  0886-6708
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047198
• Citation:
  Violence Vict 2015 Nov; 30(5):813-829
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Maryland, Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20060901
• Source Full Name:
  Violence and Victims
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:026bbd50a23a83b1ed89a81b8d87d33af3359b7bb7c57bcc40f4b4f382b1f8fcef20bf60ccfef93231503a21c02f93a1684ea606939c039d1d8227a3984556af
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202358/cdc_202358_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 157.49 KB ]