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The Role of Neuroticism in Predicting Psychological Harassment in Nursing: A Longitudinal Study

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  • Joana Fornés-Vives

    (Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands. Ctra Valldemossa km 7.5, Palma de Mallorca 07122, Spain)

  • Dolores Frias-Navarro

    (Department of Methodology of the Behavioural Sciences, University of Valencia. Av. de Blasco Ibáñez, 21, Valencia 46010, Spain)

  • Gloria García-Banda

    (Department of Psychology, University of Balearic Islands. Ctra Valldemossa km 7.5, Palma de Mallorca 07122, Spain)

  • Marcos Pascual-Soler

    (ESIC Business & Marketing School. Av. de Blasco Ibáñez, 55, Valencia 46021, Spain)

Abstract

Psychological harassment is a serious occupational risk for nurses, but little is known about its related factors and possible predictors. The objective of the present study was to investigate whether nursing students’ neuroticism trait and coping styles can predict psychological harassment at work when they later become nurses. A non-experimental, longitudinal, three-wave prospective study with a time lag of 6 years was carried out, following nursing students from three Spanish universities until they joined the health labor market. The age range of the sample was 20–48 years, and the mean age was 26.99 ± 5.72; the majority of the sample were women (88.5%). Predictor variables were neuroticism and coping styles (emotional and behavioral coping). The criterion variable was psychological harassment. To examine the model fit between the predictor and criterion variables, we conducted structural equation modelling. Results confirmed a high correlation between neuroticism and psychological harassment. In addition, a direct effect of neuroticism on psychological harassment was found; however, emotional and behavioral coping styles did not show a good fit. Proactive interventions to improve emotional self-control are needed in order to prevent negative effects of psychological harassment at work on nurses.

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  • Joana Fornés-Vives & Dolores Frias-Navarro & Gloria García-Banda & Marcos Pascual-Soler, 2019. "The Role of Neuroticism in Predicting Psychological Harassment in Nursing: A Longitudinal Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-8, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:5:p:889-:d:212871
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    1. Cristina Gómez-Polo & Ana María Martín Casado & Antonio Castaño & Javier Montero, 2021. "Epidemiological Study on Burnout in Spanish Dentists: Underlying Psychological Factors," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-14, December.

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