Powerful and Vulnerable: Workplace Violence Against Swedish Social Workers, Teachers, and Journalists

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This article compares Swedish social workers, teachers, and journalists’ experiences of workplace violence. It addresses similarities and differences between the three professional groups in terms of who exposed them to workplace violence, what it was about, and what triggered it. The article is based on an online survey study, and the findings suggest that consumerrelated violence from target groups was the most common among all three professional groups. Looking at worker-onworker relationship violence, the teachers were the most exposed, followed by social workers and journalists, and such violence suggests bullying in the workplace. Most respondents stated that the hate, threats, and harassment were about their professional competence. While all of these professional groups have a position of power in society, they also perceive that it is often in the situations in which they exercise their power (e.g., making a decision for social workers and teachers or when journalists publish) that they become targets for workplace violence.
Originalspråkengelska
Sidor (från-till)1-16
Antal sidor16
TidskriftSAGE Open
Volym14
Nummer3
DOI
StatusPublished - 2024 sep. 19

Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)

  • Socialt arbete

Fria nyckelord

  • socialarbetare
  • socionom
  • lärare
  • journalist
  • arbetsrelaterat våld
  • hot
  • hat
  • kränkning
  • relation
  • socialt arbete
  • mobbning

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