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22-10-2022 | Suicide

Association of Workplace Bullying with Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Chinese Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Yan’e Lu, Meng Sun, Yang Li, Liuliu Wu, Xuan Zhang, Juan Wang, Yongqi Huang, Fenglin Cao

Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings | Issue 3/2023

Abstract

Nurses experience a high incidence of workplace bullying and are at a higher risk of suicide than the general population. However, there is no empirical evidence on how exposure to workplace bullying is associated with suicide ideation and attempts among nurses. Nurses were recruited from tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province, China, using stratified cluster sampling. Suicide ideation and attempts were assessed using two items, and the Workplace Psychologically Violent Behaviors Instrument was used to measure subtypes of workplace bullying. The prevalence of workplace bullying, suicide ideation, and suicide attempts was 30.6%, 16.8%, and 10.8%, respectively. After adjusting for covariates, victims of workplace bullying were at a high risk of suicide ideation and attempts. Among workplace bullying subtypes, individuals’ isolation from work and direct negative behaviors were predictors of both suicide ideation and attempts; attack on personality only predicted suicide attempts. The more bullying subtypes experienced by nurses, the greater their likelihood of suicide ideation and attempts. These findings suggested that workplace bullying was associated with an increased risk of suicide ideation and attempts in nurses, with both independent and cumulative risks. Interventions should focus on prevention and managing the effects of workplace bullying among nurses.

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Title: Association of Workplace Bullying with Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Chinese Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Yan’e Lu
Meng Sun
Yang Li
Liuliu Wu
Xuan Zhang
Juan Wang
Yongqi Huang
Fenglin Cao
Publication date: 22-10-2022
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Suicide
Suicide
COVID-19
Published in: Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings / Issue 3/2023
Print ISSN: 1068-9583
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3572
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10880-022-09915-3

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