Historical Roots of Mobbing and Bullying Research on adult bullying began in the 1980’s with physician Heinz Leymann’s (1990) work in Sweden. He chose the term “mobbing,” a term adapted from the description of animal behavior in which a group of smaller animals in large numbers attack a single larger animal (Lorenz, 1991, cited in Leymann, 1996). Leymann defined mobbing as hostile and unethical...

AIMS The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between bullying and burnout and the potential buffering effect psychological detachment might have on this relationship. BACKGROUND There is evidence to suggest that bullying is relatively widespread in the nursing profession, with previous studies indicating that bullying is associated with higher levels of burnout. There is, however...

The nationwide effort to reduce bullying in U.S. schools can be regarded as part of larger civil and human rights movements that have provided children with many of the rights afforded to adult citizens, including protection from harm in the workplace. Many bullied children find that their schools are hostile environments, but civil rights protections against harassment apply only to children w...

BACKGROUND The negative effects of in-person workplace bullying (WB) are well established. Less is known about cyber-bullying (CB), in which negative behaviours are mediated by technology. Drawing on the conservation of resources theory, the current research examined how individual and organisational factors were related to WB and CB at two time points three months apart. METHODS Data were co...

The study aimed to investigate the association between workplace bullying and job performance among university teachers in Punjab. research design used was descriptive, convenient sampling employed collect data from 110 different faculties of universities all over Two survey tools were used: Workplace Bullying Scale (WBS) a self-developed questionnaire consisting 11 statements regarding teacher...

AIM The aim of the present study was to test a multidimensional model of bullying in the nursing workplace. BACKGROUND This paper is part of a larger study of bullying in the Australian nursing workforce. While a number of studies have documented the frequency and consequences of bullying among nurses, there have been few attempts to develop integrated theoretical models that identify individ...

Workplace bullying refers to prolonged exposure to frequent hostile behaviors at work, which can lead to severe stress reactions. Research in this area has not revealed a clear picture on how bullying escalates in organizations. Drawing on recent developments in work stress theory, this study tested a comprehensive model of bullying in which work environmental and personality factors were hypot...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the prevalence of bullying and its associated factors in Brazilian adolescents. METHODS Data were used from a population-based household survey conducted by the Urban Health Observatory (OSUBH) utilizing probability sampling in three stages: census tracts, residences, and individuals. The survey included 598 adolescents (14-17 years old) who responded questions on bullyin...

Introduction In 2013, Jonathan Martin, a starter for the Miami Dolphins professional football team, checked into a local hospital for psychological treatment after a year of repeated harassment by three teammates.1 The players had made persistent graphic sexual remarks and obscene gestures about Martin’s sister and mother.2 Martin’s teammates bombarded him with racial and vulgar insults like “n...