Determinants of Workplace Bullying Types and Their Relationship With Depression Among Female Nurses

10.1097/jnr.0000000000000367

Ying-Ying KO；Yi LIU；Chi-Jane WANG；Hsiu-Yun LIAO；Yu-Mei LIAO；Hsing-Mei CHEN

workplace bullying ； depression ； marital status ； nurse

The Journal of Nursing Research

28卷3期（2020 / 06 / 01）

1 - 7

英文

Background: Workplace bullying is commonly experienced by nurses worldwide. Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the determinants of different types of workplace bullying and their relationship to depression in female nurses. Methods: A cross-sectional correlational study was employed, and 484 female nurses from a large medical center in southern Taiwan completed the questionnaire. Data were analyzed using logistic regression analysis. Results: Being unmarried and working in medical/surgical units were found to be the major determinants of work-related bullying, whereas being unmarried was found to be the single determinant of person-related and physical-intimidation bullying. Moreover, work-related and person-related bullying were both found to be significant determinants of depression. Conclusions/Implications for Practice: Nursing administrators should establish workplace-bullying prevention and management strategies by setting reasonable and equal workloads for nurses, assigning tasks equitably, and building depression-related support and consultation groups.

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