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Abstract
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AIM: This study aimed to investigate effects of workplace bullying on different post-traumatic stress symptoms and coping among hospital nurses.
BACKGROUND: Workplace bullying is a traumatic event that negatively affects the quality of patient care and nurses' mental health.
METHOD: This cross-sectional, correlational study used an online survey among hospital nurses. Ordinary least square and quantile regression analyses were conducted using Stata version 16.
RESULTS: The study included 233 registered nurses from South Korea who had provided direct care to patients in a hospital for at least six months. Overall, 28% self-identified as victims or witnesses and 37% as victims and witnesses simultaneously. "Victim" and "passive coping" were significantly associated with the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles groups of post-traumatic stress symptoms, while "witness" was significant in the 95th percentile group.
CONCLUSION: Our study findings explore nurses' workplace bullying, detect high-risk subgroups, and suggest development of coping interventions for reducing workplace bullying and post-traumatic stress symptoms. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The study identified associations among bullying experience types, severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms, and passive coping. It is critical to explore traumatic experience types and severity of post-traumatic stress symptoms for nurses at risk of workplace bullying.
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