Aristidou Loukia, Mpouzika Meropi, Papathanassoglou Elizabeth D E, Middleton Nicos, Karanikola Maria N K
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
Mediterranean Hospital, Limassol, Cyprus.
Front Psychol. 2020 Nov 12;11:575623. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575623. eCollection 2020.
Workplace bullying/mobbing is an extreme work-related stressor, but also a severe hazard for physical, mental and psychological health in healthcare employees, including nurses. A range of trauma-related symptoms has been linked with bullying victimization. The aim of the study was the investigation of workplace bullying/mobbing-related trauma symptoms in Greek-Cypriot nurses working in emergency and critical care settings, as well as of potential correlations with demographic and occupational variables. A descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study was performed in a convenience sample of 113 nurses. A modified version of the Part B.CII of The Workplace Violence in the Health Sector-Country Case Studies Research Instrument (WVHS-CCSRI Part C.II-M) and the modified Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale (STSS-M) were used for the assessment of bullying/mobbing frequency and workplace bullying/mobbing-related trauma symptoms, respectively. A total of 46.9% of the sample reported experiences of both bullying/mobbing victimization and witnessing of bullying/mobbing to others (VWB subgroup), 21.2% reported solely bullying/mobbing victimization (SVB subgroup) and 10.6% reported witnessing of bullying/mobbing to others (SWB subgroup). A total of 22.3% did not experience or witness any bullying/mobbing at the workplace. Trauma symptoms intensity (STSS-M total score) was more severe in the participants a) with a high frequency of workplace bullying/mobbing experiences compared to those with a moderate frequency of such experiences ( = 0.018), b) of the VWB subgroup compared to those of the SWB subgroup ( = 0.019), c) employed in Emergency Departments compared to those employed in ICUs ( = 0.03), d) who had considered resigning due to bullying/mobbing experiences compared to those who had never considered resigning ( = 0.008), e) who had been punished for reporting a bullying/mobbing incident compared to those who had not ( = 0.001), and f) who considered the incident unimportant to be reported compared to those who avoided reporting due to other causes ( = 0.048). This data highlights the need to establish effective and safe procedures for bullying/mobbing reporting, aiming to support bulling/mobbing victims and witnesses, and further to protect their legal rights. Both victims and witnesses of workplace bullying/mobbing need to be assessed by mental health professionals for PTSD symptoms in order to have access to effective treatment.
职场霸凌/滋扰是一种与工作相关的极端压力源，对包括护士在内的医护人员的身心健康也是严重危害。一系列与创伤相关的症状已与受霸凌经历联系起来。本研究旨在调查在急诊和重症监护环境中工作的希族塞人护士中与职场霸凌/滋扰相关的创伤症状，以及与人口统计学和职业变量的潜在相关性。对113名护士的便利样本进行了描述性横断面相关性研究。使用《卫生部门工作场所暴力——国别案例研究调查工具》（WVHS - CCSRI C.II - M部分）的修改版和修改后的继发性创伤应激量表（STSS - M）分别评估霸凌/滋扰频率和与职场霸凌/滋扰相关的创伤症状。样本中共有46.9%的人报告了受霸凌/滋扰经历以及目睹他人遭受霸凌/滋扰（VWB亚组），21.2%的人仅报告了受霸凌/滋扰经历（SVB亚组），10.6%的人报告目睹他人遭受霸凌/滋扰（SWB亚组）。共有22.3%的人在工作场所未经历或目睹任何霸凌/滋扰行为。创伤症状强度（STSS - M总分）在以下参与者中更为严重：a）职场霸凌/滋扰经历频率高的参与者与经历频率中等的参与者相比（ = 0.018）；b）VWB亚组的参与者与SWB亚组的参与者相比（ = 0.019）；c）在急诊科工作的参与者与在重症监护室工作的参与者相比（ = 0.03）；d）因霸凌/滋扰经历而考虑辞职的参与者与从未考虑辞职的参与者相比（ = 0.008）；e）因报告霸凌/滋扰事件而受到惩罚的参与者与未受惩罚的参与者相比（ = 0.001）；f）认为事件不重要而未报告的参与者与因其他原因避免报告的参与者相比（ = 0.048）。这些数据凸显了建立有效且安全的霸凌/滋扰报告程序的必要性，旨在支持霸凌/滋扰受害者和目击者，并进一步保护他们的合法权利。职场霸凌/滋扰的受害者和目击者都需要由心理健康专业人员评估创伤后应激障碍症状，以便获得有效治疗。
