Coping Strategies Of Victims Research Articles

A Literature Review of Mobbing Research in Different Sectors

This study is a review of research conducted on workplace mobbing in education, higher education and health sectors between 2000 and 2016. In all sectors, prevalence and types of mobbing, sex, age, level of education, seniority, work experience and coping strategies of victims are investigated. Results revealed that mobbing victimization rates are high in Turkey, and the highest rates were found in health institutions. Types of mobbing behaviors are attacks against occupational status in more homogenious groups of professional workers in education sector. On the other hand, attacks against victims’ communication and personal status are involved as well as ocuupational status in heterogeneous groups such as health employees. As a result of hierarchical organizational structure and power distance in Turkish workplace, studies indicate that people experience mobbing at relatively younger ages -at their 30’s- in Turkey and with nearly 5 years of work experience. In connection to this, in all three sectors, people at the lowest levels of job hierarchy experience higher rates of mobbing. Gender and marital status do not have a significant effect on victimization; however, gender affects perceptions of mobbing and coping strategies as a result of traditional gender roles. Finally, in higher education, direct coping mechanisms are adopted while in education and health, indirect and informal ways are put to use.

A REVIEW OF MOBBING RESEARCH IN DIFFERENT SECTORS

Ponte Academic JournalSep 2016, Volume 72, Issue 9 A REVIEW OF MOBBING RESEARCH IN DIFFERENT SECTORSAuthor(s): Sevgi CobanJ. Ponte - Sep 2016 - Volume 72 - Issue 9 doi: 10.21506/j.ponte.2016.9.35 Abstract:This study is a review of studies conducted on workplace mobbing between 2000 and 2016. The studies are categorised into six sectors: public, private, education, higher education, health and hotels. In all sectors, prevalence and types of mobbing, sex, age, level of education, seniority, work experience and coping strategies of victims and are investigated. Results: mobbing victimization is common in all sectors; attacks are mostly against communication possibilities and personal and occupational status; results on sex of the victims are controversial; victimization peeks at the ages of 30s and early 40s and at a moderate job experience educational level of victims vary by institutions and sectors; passive coping strategies are adopted. Download full text:Check if you have access through your login credentials or your institution Username Password

Nursing and aggression in the workplace: a systematic review

Personal experiences of aggression or violence in the workplace lead to serious consequences for nurses, their patients, patient care and the organisation as a whole. While there is a plethora of research on this topic, no review is available that identifies types of aggression encountered, individuals perceived to be most at risk and coping strategies for victims. The aim of this systematic review was to examine occupational anxiety related to actual aggression in the workplace for nurses. Databases (MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO) were searched, resulting in 1543 titles and abstracts. After removal of duplicates and non-relevant titles, 137 papers were read in full. Physical aggression was found to be most frequent in mental health, nursing homes and emergency departments while verbal aggression was more commonly experienced by general nurses. Nurses exposed to verbal or physical abuse often experienced a negative psychological impact post incident.

Cyberbullying among youth: A comprehensive review of current international research and its implications and application to policy and practice

Cyberbullying research is rapidly expanding with many studies being published from around the world in the past five or six years. In this article we review the current international literature published in English, with particular attention to the following themes: The relationship of cyberbullying to the more traditional face-to-face bullying, including differences and similarities; the impacts of cyberbullying on victims, bullies, schools, families, and communities; coping strategies for victims, schools, and parents; and solutions, both effective and ineffective. A focus of this article is evidence-based prevention and intervention strategies, which may be employed by educators, psychological service providers, and by parents to counter the problem of cyberbullying. Here we address the importance of school and home culture, modelling, curriculum development in information and communication technology (ICT) and social media, peer and bystander education, and other non-punitive approaches. We conclude with a discussion of implications on policy and practice and future research directions.

Coping Strategies for Victims of Crime: Effects of the Use of Emotion-Focused, Problem-Focused, and Avoidance-Oriented Coping

Assessment of coping strategies of crime victims is an integral function of the ensuing well-being for those victims. This study examines the relationship between coping strategies and levels of distress, social support, and subjective well-being among victims of crime. Interviews were conducted with 175 crime victims. Findings indicate a complex relationship between and among variables. A positive relationship was found between emotion-focused coping and well-being. Additionally, an inverse relationship between avoidance-oriented coping and well-being, social support, and levels of distress was found.

Workplace Victimization: Aggression from the Target's Perspective

This article reviews research on workplace victimization, which we define as acts of aggression perpetrated by one or more members of an organization that cause psychological, emotional, or physical harm to their intended target. We compare several types of victimizing behaviors that have been introduced into the organizational psychology literature to illustrate differences and similarities among them. We then review studies looking at who is likely to become a victim of aggression. Predictors include personality, demographic, behavioral, structural, and organizational variables. We also review research on coping strategies for victimization, which include problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies. We conclude with a summary of challenges for victimization research. These include addressing the proliferation of constructs and terms into the literature, attempting to clarify inconclusive findings, and using theory to guide the selection of study variables.

Research on Stalking: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go?

Findings of the article in this two-volume series on stalking are reviewed. Building on the findings of the National Violence Against Women Survey (Tjaden & Thoennes, 1998), this series of studies adds to the literature in defining and measuring stalking behaviors. Repeated stalking victimization is reported by up to 62% of young adults, although frequencies depend on the sample and the precise definition used. Self-definitions of stalking victimization may be quite different from legal definitions. Although the majority of legally defined stalkers (where victim fear is a key component) are men stalking women, studies utilizing other definitions find many more women as stalkers, with no significant gender differences in many studies. In many cases, it does appear that stalking is one part of a larger pattern of relationship physical and psychological abuse. Data on emotional reactions and coping strategies of victims are also reviewed, along with findings on characteristics of stalkers.