ABSTRACT
While planning to help shed light on the phenomenon of mobbing in the work place and to develop an instrument by which to measure it, the authors carried out a pilot study in which 160 persons from varying professional classes and autonomous communities in Spain participated, 65 of whom were nurses whose ages lie between 20 and 48 years, with a medium age of 33.98. By means of a factorial analysis, the authors discovered that the most common mobbing practices are grouped in a set of eight factors; these eight factors cover 74.17% of all the various factors. The two most significant factors refer to behaviors which can be considered to be personal humiliation and professional discredit. The most common mobbing practice, according to the overall findings of this study group, consists in providing contradictory information to the victim (19.4% once or more times per week), while in nursing, this practice consists of exposing the victim to criticism by the group (50%).
Subject(s)
Nursing , Social Behavior , Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Pilot Projects , WorkplaceABSTRACT
Con el propósito de contribuir a poner luz al fenómeno del hostigamiento psicológico en el trabajo y depurar un instrumento para su medida, se realiza un estudio piloto en el que participan 160 personas de diferentes estamentos profesionales y comunidades autónomas de España, 65 de las cuales son enfermeros/as, con edades comprendidas entre los 20 y los 48 años (Med = 33,98; dt = 6,83). A través de un análisis factorial se identificó que las prácticas de hostigamiento más habituales se agrupaban en ocho factores que explican el 74,17 por ciento de la varianza. Los dos factores más representativos se refieren a comportamientos de humillación personal y desacreditación profesional. La práctica de hostigamiento más habitual para la totalidad del grupo consiste en proporcionar información contradictoria a la víctima (19,4 por ciento una o más veces a la semana), y en enfermería, la exposición a críticas por parte del grupo (50 por ciento) (AU)
