title: [Mobbing in nursing. A pilot study].
abstract: While planning to help shed light on the phenomenon of mobbing in the work place and to develop an instrument by which to measure it, the authors carried out a pilot study in which 160 persons from varying professional classes and autonomous communities in Spain participated, 65 of whom were nurses whose ages lie between 20 and 48 years, with a medium age of 33.98. By means of a factorial analysis, the authors discovered that the most common mobbing practices are grouped in a set of eight factors; these eight factors cover 74.17% of all the various factors. The two most significant factors refer to behaviors which can be considered to be personal humiliation and professional discredit. The most common mobbing practice, according to the overall findings of this study group, consists in providing contradictory information to the victim (19.4% once or more times per week), while in nursing, this practice consists of exposing the victim to criticism by the group (50%).
authors.affiliation: Catedrática de Enfermería Psiquiátrica y Salud Mental, Universitat Illes Balears.
authors.forename: Joana
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fornés Vives
authors.forename: Joan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reinés Femenia
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sureda García
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012919:Social Behavior; D017132:Workplace