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- Title
Mobbing (bullying at work) in Italy: characteristics of successful court cases.
- Authors
Acquadro Maran, Daniela; Bernardelli, Silvia; Varetto, Antonella
- Abstract
Background: Mobbing (bullying at work) refers to a form of psychological harassment that occurs in the workplace, in which the victim must be systematically and continuously persecuted for a long period of time. The aim of this work is to analyze the court judgments related to mobbing. Methods: The data, collected from a website that included judgments from an Italian court, were analyzed according to the literature, identifying the type of victims, consequences, methods of harassment, type of mobbers, and compensation decided by the court. Results: A total of 35 court sentences were analyzed. The findings showed that the duration of the mobbing campaign was on average 1.5 years and that the frequency of harassment was every day in most cases. In the majority of cases (17, 48.6%) the mobbing occurred in a private company. The gender of the victims who reported the mobbing experience was predominantly female (19, 54.3%), and on average, the victims were 44.54 years of age. The victims were classified as captives (12, 34.3%), scapegoats (8, 22.9%), ambitious (8, 22.9%), passives (5, 14.3%) and hypochondriacs (2, 5.7%). The mobbers were predominantly men (25, 71.4%) and on average 53.20 years of age. They were classified as casual (12, 34.3%), sadists (11, 31.4%), instigators (8, 22.9%) and choleric (4, 11.4%). The witnesses were described in the majority of cases as active, while the asymmetry of power was vertical. On average, the victims suffered 4.9 types of harassment, and the most cited consequences were anxiety disorder and physical symptoms. The motives for beginning the mobbing campaign were principally related to difficulties in relationships. The compensation imposed by the court ranged from less than 20,000 to more than 70,000 euros. Conclusions: The sentences analyzed showed that for different types of victims, there are behaviors, motives and consequences that are linked to different types of perpetrators.
- Subjects
ITALY; BULLYING &; psychology; VIOLENCE in the workplace laws; ANTI-bullying laws; COURTS; DEFENSE mechanisms (Psychology); HYPOCHONDRIA; SCAPEGOAT; SEX distribution; SOCIAL skills; CRIME victims; WITNESSES; WORLD Wide Web; ANXIETY disorders
- Publication
Journal of Injury & Violence Research, 2018, Vol 10, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
2008-2053
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5249/jivr.v10i1.945