Psychologists in the midst of mobbing: the hereining of psychological factors of mobbing

Abstract

Mogging occurs in a variety of circumstances, and it is frequently perpetuated by coworkers and/or employers. Even when harassed or mobbed, many employees seem to minimize their effects, based on the belief that they should come off well with those in power. Mobbing effects are not just psychological which conceal brain changes in areas like the limbic system, neurotransmitters, but also the immune system. When the immune is compromised physical issues such as headeaches, musculoskeletal symptosms, cardiovascular conditions, bowel syndrome and many other arise. Objectives: This study aims to identify the prevalence of mobbing, depression, anxiety, and stress among psychologists working in goverment institutions in México. Methods: We collected data of 21 psychologists (85.7% females and 14.3% males). A Spanish version of the Leymann Inventory of Psychological Terror (LIPT-60) and Depresion, Anxiety, and Stress Scale - 21 items (DASS-21) were used. Results: The correlation analysis revealed a moderate and extreme associations on each of the LIPT-60 subscales, and DASS-21 results showed mild, moderate, and severe depression, anxiety, and stress