@article{ref1,
title="The prevalence of coworker conflict including bullying in a unionized U.S. public sector workforce",
journal="Violence and victims",
year="2015",
author="Lipscomb, Jane and London, Matt and McPhaul, Kate M. and Ghaziri, Mazen El and Lydecker, Alyson and Geiger-Brown, Jeanne and Johnson, Jeffrey V.",
volume="30",
number="5",
pages="813-829",
abstract="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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-6708",
doi="10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00031",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00031"
}