TY - JOUR
T1 - Staff attitudes towards patient-to-patient bullying in a secure learning disability population : a study of sex differences
AU - Ireland, Jane L.
AU - Clarkson, Rachel
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The current study explored staff attitudes towards patient-to-patient bullyng in a forensic learning disability service housing male clients, and the potential role of empathy. One hundred staff took part (51 men and 49 women). All completed the Attitudes towards Bullying scale - Secure version (AB-S) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). It was predicted that women would report more positive attitudes towards victims of bullying than men, and that increased empathy would be associated with decreased negative attitudes. It was also anticipated that increased length of service would be related to an increase in negative attitude towards victims. The results are discussed with regard to the environment in which bullying is taking place with suggestions for interventions.
AB - The current study explored staff attitudes towards patient-to-patient bullyng in a forensic learning disability service housing male clients, and the potential role of empathy. One hundred staff took part (51 men and 49 women). All completed the Attitudes towards Bullying scale - Secure version (AB-S) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). It was predicted that women would report more positive attitudes towards victims of bullying than men, and that increased empathy would be associated with decreased negative attitudes. It was also anticipated that increased length of service would be related to an increase in negative attitude towards victims. The results are discussed with regard to the environment in which bullying is taking place with suggestions for interventions.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/540942
UR - http://search.proquest.com/docview/213072438/fulltextPDF?accountid=36155
M3 - Article
SN - 1463-6646
VL - 9
SP - 14
EP - 23
JO - British Journal of Forensic Practice
JF - British Journal of Forensic Practice
IS - 2
ER -