[Interpersonal relations as a source of risk of mobbing in the local police]

Psicothema. 2008 Nov;20(4):739-44.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Social relations in the workplace are one of the main sources of risk for the onset of mobbing. In this work, we analyzed, through the perceived social climate, the influence of interpersonal relations on the characterization of the processes of mobbing, in a sample of local police (N = 235). In particular, the policemen and women's opinions of the quality of the personal relations among the group members and the treatment they receive from the command posts were assessed. The results of the study show that the development of guidelines of social interaction based on discrimination and abuse of authority are predicting variables of mobbing in this group.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Crime / statistics & numerical data*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Police / statistics & numerical data*
  • Risk Factors
  • Social Environment*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires