TY - JOUR
T1 - The Prevalence of Coworker Conflict Including Bullying in a Unionized U.S. Public Sector Workforce
AU - Lipscomb, Jane
AU - London, Matt
AU - McPhaul, Kate M.
AU - Ghaziri, Mazen E l
AU - Lydecker, Alyson
AU - Geiger-Brown, Jeanne
AU - Johnson, Jeffrey V.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00031
DO - 10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00031
M3 - Article
C2 - 26299698
SN - 0886-6708
VL - 30
SP - 813
EP - 829
JO - Violence and Victims
JF - Violence and Victims
IS - 5
ER -