Intracolleague aggression in a group of Dutch prison workers: negative affectivity and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Authors :: Bogaerts S
van der Laan AM
Source :: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology [Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol] 2013 May; Vol. 57 (5), pp. 544-56. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 May 03.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: This study examined workplace aggression among a Dutch group of 174 prison workers at 10 penitentiaries in the Netherlands. The purpose of the study was to investigate the main and interaction effects of Type D personality and violence on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results showed a significant interaction effect between the type of violence and Type D personality. Physically violated Type D individuals achieved the highest average score on the PTSD scale. Type D personality was found to have a strong main effect on PTSD.

Subjects :: Adult
Case-Control Studies
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Workplace Violence
Young Adult
Aggression
Negativism
Prisons
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic psychology
Type D Personality

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1552-6933
Volume :: 57
Issue :: 5
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 22556384
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624X12442825

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