Post-Traumatic Symptoms Among Victims of Workplace Bullying: Exploring Gender Differences and Shattered Assumptions

The aims of the present study were twofold: assessing the prevalence and intensity of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in victims of bullying, and exploring whether victims of bullying differ in their basic assumptions compared to a control group. A total of 183 victims of bullying and...

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Published in:Journal of applied social psychology 2010-10, Vol.40 (10), p.2616-2635
Main Authors: Rodríguez-Muñoz, Alfredo, Moreno-Jiménez, Bernardo, Sanz Vergel, Ana Isabel, Garrosa Hernández, Eva
Format: Article
Language:English
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Bullying
Post traumatic stress disorder
School discipline
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Summary:The aims of the present study were twofold: assessing the prevalence and intensity of post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in victims of bullying, and exploring whether victims of bullying differ in their basic assumptions compared to a control group. A total of 183 victims of bullying and 183 control group participants took part in the research. The results showed that 42.6% of the total sample met all DSM‐IV‐TR criteria for PTSD, whereas 54.1% did not fulfill the A1 criterion. Post‐traumatic symptoms were more prevalent among women (49%), as compared to men (35.3%). Furthermore, victims showed significantly more negative beliefs about the world, the people, and themselves, compared to their non‐bullied controls. These results fit well with cognitive theory of trauma.
ISSN:0021-9029
1559-1816
DOI:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00673.x