Workplace Bullying among Healthcare Professionals: A Quanti-Qualitative Survey in a Sample of Women Working in an Italian Healthcare Setting

Daniela Acquadro Maran, Davide Minniti, Michele Presutti, Marta Alesina, Adelina Brizio and Paola Gatti ()
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Daniela Acquadro Maran: Department of Psychology, Università di Torino, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Torino, Italy
Davide Minniti: Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino3, Collegno, 10093 Torino, Italy
Michele Presutti: Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino3, Collegno, 10093 Torino, Italy
Marta Alesina: Azienda Sanitaria Locale Torino3, Collegno, 10093 Torino, Italy
Adelina Brizio: Department of Psychology, Università di Torino, Via Verdi 10, 10124 Torino, Italy
Paola Gatti: Department of Psychology, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, 20126 Milano, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 10, 1-13

Abstract: The main objective of this study was to analyze, in a sample of female healthcare workers in Italy, the training needs to improve positive relationships in the healthcare organization. To better understand these needs, perceived workplace bullying and its consequences in terms of professional commitment and well-being were analyzed from a descriptive and quantitative perspective (or mixed-methods analysis). A questionnaire was completed online in a healthcare facility in northwestern Italy. The participants were 231 female employees. The quantitative data showed that, on average, the sampled population perceived a low burden of WPB. The majority of the sample expressed moderate engagement at work and moderate perception of psychological well-being. It is interesting to note that one element seemed to be overarching in the responses to the open-ended questions: communication, which emerged as a problematic element that affects the entire organization. The research data provide useful evidence for intervention in favor of an environment that helps to recognize the phenomenon and intervene in time, offering the possibility of accepting the discomfort and fatigue of healthcare workers and offering useful interventions to the individual and the team.

Keywords: workplace bullying; women; healthcare organization; well-being; mix method (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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