Influence of Some Psychosocial Factors on Mobbing and its Consequences Among Employees Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 455-463

  Figueiredo Ferraz, Hugo ^a   Gil Monte, Pedro R ^a   Grau Alberola, Ester ^b   Llorca Pellicer, Marta ^a   García Juesas, Juan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b VALENCIAN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Inclination towards absenteeism; Mobbing; Psychosocial risk factors; Psychosomatic disorders

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865285484     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2012.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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