TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - The prevalence of coworker conflict including bullying in a unionized U.S. public sector workforce
JO  - Violence and victims
A1  - Lipscomb, Jane
A1  - London, Matt
A1  - McPhaul, Kate M.
A1  - Ghaziri, Mazen El
A1  - Lydecker, Alyson
A1  - Geiger-Brown, Jeanne
A1  - Johnson, Jeffrey V.
SP  - 813
EP  - 829
VL  - 30
IS  - 5
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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0886-6708
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-14-00031
ID  - ref1
ER  -