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Volume 29, Issue 2
9 March 2015
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Research Article| March 09 2015

Do negative acts in Italian academia have a quadratic relationship with determinants of health? Available to Purchase

Salvatore Fadda;
Salvatore Fadda
Department of Prevention, Health and Safety (SPPIS), University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Gabriele Giorgi;
Gabriele Giorgi
Department of Psychology, European, University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Dr Gabriele Giorgi can be contacted at: gabriele.giorgi@unier.it
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Juan Luis Benitez Muñoz;
Juan Luis Benitez Muñoz
Department of Evolutionary Psychology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain
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Fernando Justicia Justicia;
Fernando Justicia Justicia
Department of Evolutionary Psychology, University of Granada, University of Granada, Spain
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Giuliana Solinas
Giuliana Solinas
Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Dr Gabriele Giorgi can be contacted at: gabriele.giorgi@unier.it
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6518
Print ISSN: 0951-354X
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2015
International Journal of Educational Management (2015) 29 (2): 158–166.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-06-2013-0097
Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to investigate the prevalence of workplace bullying in an Italian university.

Design/methodology/approach

– More than 200 workers have completed the Italian version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire and the General Health Questionnaire.

Findings

– The results show a spread of low to medium negative actions in the specific setting. In addition, the effects of negative actions on health are less serious than believed by most of the studies on workplace bullying.

Originality/value

– In particular, a quadratic regression model appears to be more appropriate than a linear model.

Keywords:
Workplace bullying, University, Academia, Negative Acts Questionnaire – Revised
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2015
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