title: The Prevalence of Coworker Conflict Including Bullying in a Unionized U.S. Public Sector Workforce.
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.
authors: University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Lipscomb
authors: Matt
authors: M
authors: London
authors: Kate M
authors: KM
authors: McPhaul
authors: Mazen El
authors: ME
authors: Ghaziri
authors: Alyson
authors: A
authors: Lydecker
authors: Jeanne
authors: J
authors: Geiger-Brown
authors: Jeffrey V
authors: JV
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007750:Labor Unions; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D064450:Workplace Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult