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

S. Bogaerts; A.M. van der Laan

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

S. Bogaerts, A.M. van der Laan

Developmental Psychology

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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.
Keywords: PTSD, Type D personality, negative affectivity, violence, prison workers

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	544-556
Journal	International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
Volume	57
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0306624x12442825
Publication status	Published - 2013

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