Relationships between exposure to bullying at work and psychological and psychosomatic health complaints: The role of state negative affectivity and generalized self-efficacy

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 397-405

  Mikkelsen, Eva Gemzøe ^a   Einarsen, Stãle ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bullying; Harassment; Negative affectivity; Self efficacy; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; VICTIM; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AFFECT; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION, RESPONSE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0036884182     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00307     Document Type: Article

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