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Trainer–Trainee Bullying
Author(s) -
GARRETT TANYA
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199706)7:3<227::aid-casp421>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - trainer , psychology , context (archaeology) , sexual abuse , power (physics) , social psychology , applied psychology , medical education , human factors and ergonomics , poison control , medicine , computer science , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , programming language , environmental health
This paper considers the abuse of the trainer–trainee relationship by the trainer. Such abuse occurs in the context of power and gender imbalances and is afforded little attention by professional organizations. A specific example of inappropriate behaviour between trainers and trainees, that of sexual contact, is discussed in detail. Research on positive and negative supervision is considered in terms of a model of objectionable supervisory styles, and it is suggested that trainer–trainee bullying is an area which requires further research attention. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.