2020
DOI: 10.28933/ijprr-2020-01-1205
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Impact of Workplace Bullying Amongst First Responders- Systematic Review

Abstract: The phenomenon of workplace bullying is pervasive and exposure to bullying leads to long-term, systemic and individual negative impacts to targets of bullying and the organizations in which they work. Multiple studies confirm that workplace bullying is associated with psychological trauma and serious negative longterm outcomes for targets including mental health disorders and in extreme cases suicide. Emergency service organizations by design are hierarchical in nature, creating power structures that can lead … Show more

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“…The findings of this study supported and built upon the work of previous researchers in the field (Fitzgerald & Cortina, 2018;Karami et al, 2019;Walker, 2018). The results suggest that women are experiencing sexual harassment regularly, from multiple perpetrators, and in different occupations.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
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“…The findings of this study supported and built upon the work of previous researchers in the field (Fitzgerald & Cortina, 2018;Karami et al, 2019;Walker, 2018). The results suggest that women are experiencing sexual harassment regularly, from multiple perpetrators, and in different occupations.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 86%
“…Fundamentally, however, all three types of sexual harassment have significant negative consequences for women; for their mental health, physical health, and opportunities within society. For example, the psychological stress of coping increases the likelihood of suffering from anxiety, depression, or insomnia (e.g., Houle et al, 2011;Walker, 2018), with the risk of developing posttraumatic stress symptoms exacerbated by remaining silent about one's experience (Baum, 2019). Physically, research has shown that women who experience harassment are at greater risk of adverse physiological responses, such as raised blood pressure, headaches, and gastrointestinal distress (Baum, 2019).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…It can create physical, emotional, and psychological impacts on the accused party. Furthermore, Walker and Stones (2020) are also of the view that workplace bulling not only having negative impact on mental disorder but it has negative effect on the organizational culture. Responsible management should take effective counter-measures to mitigate the effects of workplace bullying like launching of grievance management system at organizational level and in order to reduce the risk of abuse of the system, this system should be reviewed continuously (Sara Branch, Ramsay, Shallcross, Hedges, & Barker, 2018).…”
Section: Conclusion Limitations and Future Research Directionsmentioning
confidence: 99%