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The content and development of mobbing at work
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In this article the concept of mobbing is introduced. Mobbing means harassing, ganging up on someone, or psychologically terrorizing others at work. Although mobbing is a very old phenomenon, it was not described and systematically researched until the early 1980s. The article begins with a case example, some historical notes, and a definition of mobbing, and then regards mobbing in the context of medical and psychological stress research. Several stages in the development of mobbing are described, based on about 800 case studies. Some epidemiological findings from a representative sample of the Swedish work population are reported. Causes and consequences of mobbing are discussed, and conclusions for prevention and intervention are drawn.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Leymann, H.
- Venue
- European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1996-06
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 165-184
- ISSN
- 1359-432X (ISSN-L)
- 1464-0643
- OpenAlex
- W2054040289
- Cited by
- 2,270
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 11.46
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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