Relationships between mobbing at work and MMPI-2 personality profile, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and suicidal ideation and behavior

Violence and Victims

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 52-67

  Balducci, Cristian ^a   Alfano, Vincenzo ^b   Fraccaroli, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

MMPI 2; Mobbing at work; Suicidal ideation; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849106969     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.1.52     Document Type: Article

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