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Nurses’ Workplace Bullying Experiences, Responses, and Ways of Coping

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  • Sun Yee Yoo

    (Department of Nursing, Gwangju University, Gwangju 61743, Korea)

  • Hye Young Ahn

    (College of Nursing, Eulji University, Daejeon 34824, Korea)

Abstract

Workplace bullying is a serious problem that hinders the provision of quality care services by seriously affecting their physical, psychological, and social health status. Workplace bullying experiences refer to verbal and nonverbal harassment, work-related harassment, and external threats. Workplace bullying responses are negative reactions that occur in individuals who have experienced workplace bullying, while coping is the process by which an individual copes with stress. This study aims to analyze the relationship between nurses’ workplace bullying experiences, responses, and ways of coping. We studied 113 nurses working in hospitals, analyzed the data using SPSS 25.0. We found that the more positive use of the positive viewpoint, the lower the bullying reaction in the workplace (r = −0.268, p = 0.004). Workplace bullying responses were lower as more positive ways of coping were used (r = −0. 268, p = 0.004). In conclusion, nurses who experience bullying in the workplace should be supported by the hospital organization and within the nursing organization, and a receptive nursing culture should be established. There is also a need for an intervention plan that allows nurses to use positive ways of coping with workplace bullying experiences.

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  • Sun Yee Yoo & Hye Young Ahn, 2020. "Nurses’ Workplace Bullying Experiences, Responses, and Ways of Coping," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(19), pages 1-11, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:19:p:7052-:d:420172
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    Cited by:

    1. Aimei Mao & Hon Lon Tam & Pak Leng Cheong & Iat Kio Van, 2021. "“You Need to Get Over the Difficulties and Stand Up Again”—A Qualitative Inquiry into Young Nurses’ Coping with Lateral Violence from the Feminist Perspective," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(13), pages 1-14, July.
    2. Ana Rita Valente Ribeiro & Ana Isabel Sani, 2024. "Bullying against Healthcare Professionals and Coping Strategies: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-13, April.

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