Workplace bullying and its relation with work characteristics, personality, and post-traumatic stress symptoms: An integrated model

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 499-513

  Balducci, Cristian ^a   Fraccaroli, Franco ^b   Schaufeli, Wilmar B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bullying model; Job demands resources model; Neuroticism; PTSD symptoms; Victimization; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BULLYING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80051819364     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2011.555533     Document Type: Article

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