Factors associated with bullying at nurses' workplaces

Descriptive and exploratory study with a quantitative approach. The sample consisted of 199 nurses working in public and private sectors (N=388). For data collection, a graphic socio-professional questionnaire and the Leymann Inventory Psychological Terrorization were used, both in print or electronic format (May/September 2010).

RESULTS:

According to the data collected, 11.56% of the participants had been subject to bullying. Multivariate analysis showed that having children, working at Public Healthcare Units, working at an institution for a period between one and three years, currently dealing with acts of bullying and to feel bullied are risk factors for bullying.

CONCLUSION:

This study permitted a better understanding of the factors associated with bullying; however, a research based on samples of Brazilian nurses is only the first step to evaluate other factors of influence related to the organizational context.

Nursing; Violence; Working Environment; Bullying; Interpersonal Relations; Occupational Health

Variable		Victim of bullying		p-value
Variable		No	Yes	p-value
Children				0.0462
	Yes	108	19
	No	68	4
More than one job				0.0115
	Yes	51	1
	No	125	22
Area/professional industry sector				0.0019
	Public hospital	33	2
	Private hospital	43	6
	Public Healthcare Units	23	10
	Other healthcare services	77	5
Length of employment in the institution				0.1675*
	1 to 3 years	57	11
	4 to 8 years	41	6
	9 to 15 years	50	2
	≥16 years	28	4
Witnessed colleagues being victims of bullying				0.0047
	Yes	108	21
	No	68	2
Is currently dealing with bullying behaviors				<0.0001
	Yes	46	19
	No	130	4
Feels bullied in the workplace				<0.0001
	Yes	40	19
	No	136	4

Variables	OR adjusted	RL (95%)	p
Having children	15.02	2.88-78.30	<0.01
Working at Public Healthcare Unit	10.61	1.19-94.97	0.03
Working at the institution for a period between 1 and 3 years	13.96	1.22-160.29	0.03
Being currently dealing with bullying in the workplace	8.84	162-48.13	0.01
Feeling bullied	7.44	1.52-36.47	0.01

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[1] Corresponding Author: Kátia Biagio Fontes Universidade Paranaense. Departamento de Enfermagem Praça Mascarenhas de Moraes, 4282 Bairro: Zona III CEP: 87502-210, Umuarama, PR, Brasil E-mail: katia.bf@gmail.com

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Factors associated with bullying at nurses' workplaces1 1 Paper extracted from master’s thesis: “Do invisível ao visível: assédio moral e o trabalho do enfermeiro”, presented to Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.

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Factors associated with bullying at nurses' workplaces¹ 1 Paper extracted from master’s thesis: “Do invisível ao visível: assédio moral e o trabalho do enfermeiro”, presented to Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, PR, Brazil.