title: Resilience to Social Bullying in Academia: A Phenomenological Study.
abstract: While social bullying, negative workplace behaviors, and incivility are receiving scholarly attention, no research study could be identified targeting resilience to social bullying in nursing programs. This article describes a phenomenological study that investigated resilience to social bullying. Seventeen self-identified bullied nurse faculty were audiotaped. Colaizzi's method guided data analysis. Multiple themes reflected 3 chronologic periods: during bullying, decisional phase, and after bullying. Implications for the health and well-being of nursing faculty are posed.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Professor of Nursing (Dr Wieland), School of Nursing & Health Sciences, La Salle University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Professor of Nursing (Dr Beitz), Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden, Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wieland
authors.forename: Janice M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Beitz
mesh_terms: D058445:Bullying; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D036301:Qualitative Research; D055500:Resilience, Psychological; D014481:United States