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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 60, Issue -, Pages 717-741Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.psych.60.110707.163703
Keywords
aggression; bullying; harassment; victimization; incivility
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- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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This article reviews research on workplace victimization, which we define as acts of aggression perpetrated by one or more members of an organization that cause psychological, emotional, or physical harm to their intended target. We compare several types of victimizing behaviors that have been introduced into the organizational psychology literature to illustrate differences and similarities among them. We then review studies looking at who is likely to become a victim of aggression. Predictors include personality, demographic, behavioral, structural, and organizational variables. We also review research on coping strategies for victimization, which include problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies. We conclude with a summary of challenges for victimization research. These include addressing the proliferation of constructs and terms into the literature, attempting to clarify inconclusive findings, and using theory to guide the selection of study variables.
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