Violence in the Workplace
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Occupational Safety and Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 59474
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Interests: psychology of sustainability; engagement work; occupational health; psychosocial; organizational environments; personality; aggressive behavior; emotional intelligence; burnout; alcohol; tobacco; multilevel analysis; emotions; public health
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Interests: health; violence; emotional intelligence; substance use; risk behaviors in adolescents; personality; social and communication skills; burnout and engagement
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2. Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Av. Pedro de Valdivia 425, Providencia, Región Metropolitana, Chile
Interests: psychology of sustainability; engagement work; occupational health; psychosocial; organizational environments; personality; aggressive behavior; emotional intelligence; burnout; public health
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Dear Colleagues,
Mobbing consists of violent behavior a person or group exerts against another in the workplace. This type of behavior traditionally refers to psychological abuse, intimidation, trauma, etc. Today, several different expressions are used to refer to the same concept, such as bullying, conflict in the workplace or violence in the workplace. As in other contexts, such violent conduct by family, users, superiors, fellow workers, etc. can have severe consequences to both the individual and the institution. Mobbing in the workplace has been identified as a growing problem in public health, a job stress factor in professionals. For example, according to the World Health Organization, there is a global shortage of 4.3 million healthcare workers. The negative consequences of mobbing to workers has been analyzed in a number of studies, revealing high rates of depression, anxiety, obsessive thinking or psychosomatic disorders. In some cases, it has been observed that victims of mobbing can even experience posttraumatic stress, with symptoms comparable to those of victims of war. The presence of violence has been associated with higher substance use, with severe consequences to the victim’s physical and mental health, influencing their professional practice. Neither should this Special Issue omit the presence of bullying by other workers, which is extremely harmful to those involved (as well as other workers who are “spectators”), for the quality atenttion and also for the profession in general. It is important to understand how and why mobbing occurs and analyze the negative effects of intimidation and whether they can be reduced. However, in spite of the attention that research has given this subject, there is a more specific type of mobbing among members of the same work team, which in recent years has been shown to be one of the main concerns of professionals. With this Special Issue, we invite you to submit articles reporting on high-quality original research or reviews which provide new solid discoveries widening the current state of knowledge on violence in the workplace. Preference will be given to articles which analyze prevalence, as well as risk and protection factors, and which further propose action to avoid the presence of violence in the workplace. All manuscripts will be reviewed by experts in the field and must be received no later than end of December 2020.
Dr. María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes
Dr. María del Mar Molero Jurado
Prof. Dr. José Jesús Gázquez Linares
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- violence
- workplace
- mobbing
- risk and protection factors
- anxiety
- stress
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