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Early work-environmental indicators of bullying in an academic setting

A Longitudinal Study of Staff in a Medical University

Bibliographic Data

ID4096933
AuthorsChristina Björklund (0000-0001-9024-1809, Karolinska Institutet, corresponding author), Marjan Vaez (0000-0002-9244-3129, Karolinska Institutet), Irene Jensen (0000-0003-1745-866X, Karolinska Institutet)
Year2021
Volume46
Issue12
Pages2556-2567
Publication date2021-12-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStudies in Higher Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03075079.2020.1729114
OpenAlexW3007899130
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited46

The purpose of this study was to use a longitudinal approach to investigate the association between work-related psychosocial factors and workplace bullying in an academic setting. A questionnaire was sent out three times to about 4500 academic- and non-academic staff in a medical university. Those two group were analyzed together and separately. Logistic regression analyses were used to calculate odds ratios (OR). In the study, we found that factors such as lack of support, low control, inconsistent role demands, poor leadership, poor organizational climate, high sickness absence and high sickness presence can be important predictors of future bullying. We found that factors in an academic setting differ somewhat for academics and non-academic staff. This might indicate that type of job should be take into consideration in attempts to successfully prevent bullying at an early stage

Academic achievement · Developmental psychology · Higher education · Logistic regression · Longitudinal study · Medical education · Odds · Organisation climate · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Workplace Violence and Bullying

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