It's not my fault, it's theirs: Explanatory style of bullying targets with unipolar depression and its susceptibility to short‐term therapeutical modification

Bechtoldt, Myriam N.; Schmitt, Kathrin

doi:10.1348/147608309x418027

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“…Interpreting new events through the lens of a "whistleblower master identity" may elicit responses from leaders and colleagues that again may reinforce this identity. In a study by Bechtoldt and Schmitt (2010), individuals who previously had been bullied at work and who were later diagnosed with clinical depression made more external attributions to explain the social conflicts they had been part-takers of at work and in private, than individuals with similar levels of depression but no experience of workplace bullying. In this study, six weeks of a group-based cognitive behavioral and interpersonal in-patient therapeutic program did not alter this explanatory style.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…According to Bende and Philpott (1994) secondary and presenting symptoms should be treated first. Depression is one of the most frequent mental health problems associated with previous exposure to bullying at work and can be successfully treated with medication and group based cognitive behavioral and interpersonal therapy (Bechtoldt & Schmitt, 2010;Schwickerath & Zapf, 2011). Studies have also shown that cognitive behavioral therapy with focus on trauma (TF-CBT) can be effective for PTSD with recent onset (Ehlers et al, 2003).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Treatment studies of employees previously exposed to bullying at work have shown promising results for the combination of group based cognitive therapy, combined with trauma therapy, when this is needed (Bechtoldt & Schmitt, 2010;Schwickerath & Zapf, 2011). To this author's knowledge, few if any treatment studies of the same type have approached employees who have blown the whistle and been exposed to retaliation and workplace bullying afterwards.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Brotheridge and Lee, 2010;Hansen and Nordic Bullying Network Group, 2011). Reported symptoms include depression (Bechtoldt and Schmitt, 2010), sleep difficulties (Niedhammer et al, 2009), anxiety (Nolfe et al, 2010), as well as symptoms analogous to the formal diagnosis of post-traumatic stress (PTSD; Kreiner et al, 2008). Among employees who have reported wrongdoing at work, similar symptoms have been reported (see, for example, Jackson et al, 2010;Peters et al, 2011;Rothschild and Miethe, 1999;Soeken and Soeken, 1987).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Workplace bullying after whistleblowing: future research and implications

Bjørkelo

2013

Journal of Managerial Psych

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Structured abstractPurpose: This viewpoint paper presents directions for future research by linking the academic fields of workplace bullying and whistleblowing together. This article also suggests implications as to how to deal with the health consequences that can develop after such workplace experiences.Design/methodology/approach: The paper describes empirical research on the link between whistleblowing and workplace bullying and suggests how to deal with the health consequences that develop in relation to workplace bullying after whistleblowing. Findings:Empirical research has documented the link between whistleblowing and workplace bullying and the devastating effects on health that may follow (e.g., depression and symptoms analogue to post traumatic stress). Implications for practice are; (1) to provide clear examples of unwanted workplace behavior and; (2) to help clinicians to gain a balance between the client's need to re-tell and the need for psychological treatment. Research limitations/implications:Future studies on workplace bullying are encouraged to;(1) be aware of the link to potential previous whistleblowing and; (2) study therapeutic interventions for employees exposed to bullying and who also have reported wrongdoing at work. Practical implications:

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Workplace bullying after whistleblowing: future research and implications

Bjørkelo

2013

Journal of Managerial Psych

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“…As noted by a number of researchers such as Brotheridge and Lee (2010) and BjØrkelo (2013), the retaliation against whistleblowers in many cases can have detrimental health, psychological and personal effects. They may face depression (Bechtoldt and Schmitt, 2010), anxiety (Nolfe et al, 2010), post-traumatic stress (Kreiner et al, 2008) and personal life threats (Lumumba, 2020).…”

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An exploratory empirical study of whistleblowing and whistleblowers

Krambia‐Kapardis

2020

JFC

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop a profile of whistleblowers and to determine whether whistleblowing legislation would encourage those individuals to bring to light some illegal or unethical behaviour that otherwise would remain in the shadows. Design/methodology/approach Having identified whistleblowing correlation, a survey was carried out in Cyprus of actual whistleblowers and could-have-been whistleblowers. Findings Males between 46 and55 years of age, regardless of whether they have dependents or hold senior positions in organizations are significantly more likely to blow the whistle. However, could-have-been whistleblowers did not go ahead because they felt that the authorities would not act on their information. Research limitations/implications Because of the sensitive nature of the research topic and the fact that only whistleblowers or intended whistleblowers could participate in the study, the sample size is limited as a result. This, in turn, limits both the number of respondents in each category (actual and intended) as well as constrains the statistical analysis that could be carried out on the data. Practical implications It remains to be seen whether EU Member States shall implement the European Directive 2019/1937 on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union Law, in its entirety by the due date, namely December 2021. Originality/value This study provides a literature review of whistleblowing and reports an original survey against the backdrop of the European Directive.

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