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Suicide risk and exposure to mobbing.
Maurizio Pompili1, David Lester, Marco Innamorati
1McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. maurizio.pompili@uniroma1.it
Work (Reading, Mass.)
|October 30, 2008
Summary
Workplace mobbing, or systematic psychological harassment, significantly impacts suicide risk. Individuals exposed to mobbing show distinct Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2) scores, differentiating those at risk from those not.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Occupational Health
- Criminology
Background:
- Workplace mobbing, defined as systematic psychological harassment, poses a significant threat to employee well-being and professional functioning.
- Understanding the psychological impact of workplace harassment is crucial for developing effective support systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between exposure to workplace mobbing and suicide risk.
- To identify specific psychological indicators of suicide risk among mobbing victims using the MMPI-2.
Main Methods:
- The study involved 102 individuals who reported exposure to workplace mobbing.
- The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2), specifically its suicide risk assessment items, was administered to participants.
Main Results:
- Individuals exposed to mobbing exhibited significant differences in their MMPI-2 scores compared to normative samples.
- Distinct MMPI-2 score patterns were observed between mobbing victims at risk for suicide and those not at risk.
Conclusions:
- Workplace mobbing is associated with identifiable differences in psychological profiles, as measured by the MMPI-2.
- These findings have implications for the psychopathology of mobbing victims and the development of targeted suicide prevention strategies in occupational settings.
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