Bullying in Adulthood: Assessing the Bullies and their Victims

by Randall,Peter

• ISBN13: 9780415236942
• ISBN10: 0415236940
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-01-11
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Peter Randall's first book, Adult Bullying, was one of the first books to examine the various situations in which adult bullying occurs, the forms it takes, and how it can be identified and dealt with more efficiently, particularly in workplace settings. Since that title was published, there has been more awareness of the extent of adult bullying.In Bullying in Adulthood: Assessing the Bullies and their Victims, other aspects of the problem are examined, such as research and clinical issues, and in particular, assessment of bullies and victims and the background factors to such behaviour. This has become increasingly important as the problem begins to be appreciated and addressed within therapeutic, social and legal arenas. A number of strategies are suggested both for dealing with bullying and victim behaviour and for monitoring situations, for example by employers to see if problems improve. To assist in this process Peter Randall proposes a model of adult bullying which enables clinicians and human resources specialists to determine which factors are influential in individual cases. This book will appeal to practitioners and researchers in clinical/counselling psychology, counsellors, managers/human resources staff and social workers.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgements	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Definitions and Assessment Structure	p. 5
An Overview of Adult Bullying	p. 7
Workplace Bullying as a Variety of Human Aggression	p. 32
A Framework for Assessment	p. 55
Characteristics of Perpetrators	p. 71
Bully Characteristics: Personal History and Development	p. 73
Bully Characteristics: Personality Traits	p. 88
Characteristics of Victims	p. 103
Victim Characteristics: Personal History and Development	p. 105
Victim Characteristics: Personality Factors	p. 121
Assessment Outcomes and Clinical Consequences	p. 145
The Effects of Adult Bullying	p. 147
The Report: Assessment Outcomes	p. 165
References	p. 188
Index	p. 205
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