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ID (ISN) del documento109474
Número CIS 09-486
ISSN - Título de la serie 0303-7657 - Revista brasileira de saúde ocupacional
Año 2008
Número de serie
Autor(es) Hungria Xavier A.C., Veiga Barcelos C.R., Peixoto Lopes J., Gandarela Chamarelli P., de Souza Ribeiro S., da Silva Lacerda L., Palacios M.
Título Workplace moral harassment in Rio de Janeiro health sector: Some characteristics
Título original Assédio moral no trabalho no setor saúde no Rio de Janeiro: algumas características [en portugués]
Información bibliográfica Jan.-June 2008, Vol.33, No.117, p.15-22. Illus. 19 ref.
Acceso Internet http://www.fundacentro.gov.br/rbso/BancoAnexos/RBSO%20117%20Ass%C3%A9dio%20moral.pdf [en portugués]
Resumen This study examines the magnitude and some of the characteristics of the phenomenon of workplace moral harassement in the health care sector in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Data from previous randomized survey carried out in 2001 were analysed. All cases (1569) and their variables related to moral harassment were selected for the analysis. The occupational group of nurses' aides presented the highest proportion of moral harassment victims (22.7%) and the most frequent perpetrators were co-workers, supervisors and managers (48.7%). The victims' most frequent psychological reaction was "becoming super-alert". Although a certain proportion (38.5%) reported to their supervisors they had been morally harassed, action was taken in only 20% of the cases. The need to implement institutional measures to control violence at work is emphasized.
Descriptores (primarios) Brasil; servicios médicos y sanitarios; psicología y sociología; intimidacion
Descriptores (secundarios) comportamiento humano; tasas de frecuencia; violencia; condiciones de trabajo
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
País / Estado o ProvinciaBrasil
Tema(s) Psicología y sociología del trabajo
Cemercio, servicios, oficinas
Broad subject area(s) Estrés, factores sicosociales
Navegación por categoria(s) Health care services
Bullying and mobbing
Violence and terrorism
Psychological factors