Exposure to bullying behaviors as a predictor of mental health problems among Norwegian nurses: Results from the prospective SUSSH-survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 479-487

  Reknes, Iselin ^a   Pallesen, Ståle ^a,b   Magerøy, Nils ^a,b   Moen, Bente Elisabeth ^a   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a,b   Einarsen, Ståle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Longitudinal; Mental health; Norway; Nurses; Workplace bullying

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WORKPLACE BULLYING;

LONGITUDINAL; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; NURSES; WORKPLACE BULLYING;

ADULT; BULLYING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIETIES, NURSING;

EID: 84894240344     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.06.017     Document Type: Article

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