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Sist endret: 8. desember 2020, 11:13
NVI-rapporteringsår: 2020
Resultat
Vitenskapelig artikkel
2020

Killing two birds with one stone. How intervening when witnessing bullying at the workplace may help both target and the acting observer

Bidragsytere:
  • Morten Birkeland Nielsen
  • Michael Rosander
  • Stefan Blomberg og
  • Ståle Einarsen

Tidsskrift

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health
ISSN 0340-0131
e-ISSN 1432-1246
NVI-nivå 1

Om resultatet

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår: 2020
Publisert online: 2020
Sider: 1 - 13
Open Access

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Scopus-ID: 2-s2.0-85090941366

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Tittel

Killing two birds with one stone. How intervening when witnessing bullying at the workplace may help both target and the acting observer

Sammendrag

Objective This study examines under which conditions being an observer of bullying can be detrimental to health and well-being. It was hypothesized that health-related problems following observations of bullying are determined by (1) whether the observer has been exposed to bullying her/himself and (2) whether the observer have tried to intervene in the bullying situation that they witnessed. Methods The study was based on a longitudinal probability survey of the Swedish workforce, with an 18-month time lag between assessment points (N = 1096). Results Witnessing bullying at work were associated with an increase in subsequent levels of mental distress among the observers, although this association became insignificant when adjusting for the observers’ own exposure to bullying. Intervening against bullying moderated the relationship between observations of bullying and mental health problems. Observers who did not try to intervene reported a significant increase in mental health problems at follow-up, whereas there were no significant changes in levels of mental health problems among those who did intervene. Conclusions the findings suggest that observer interventions against bullying may be highly beneficial for both the targets and observers of bullying. Organizations should therefore invest in ways to increase constructive bystander behavior in negative social situations at the workplace.

Bidragsytere

Morten Birkeland Nielsen

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for samfunnspsykologi ved Universitetet i Bergen

Michael Rosander

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Linköpings universitet

Stefan Blomberg

  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Linköpings universitet

Ståle Valvatne Einarsen

Bidragsyterens navn vises på dette resultatet som Ståle Einarsen
  • Tilknyttet:
    Forfatter
    ved Institutt for samfunnspsykologi ved Universitetet i Bergen
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