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The use of cognitive reappraisal and humour as coping strategies for bullied nurses
Author(s) -
Wilkins Julia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12146
Subject(s) - optimism , cognition , coping (psychology) , psychology , resistance (ecology) , social psychology , psychotherapist , psychiatry , ecology , biology
This article explores the repercussions of workplace bullying on nurses and the health‐care profession as a whole. I discuss the nature of workplace bullying and draw upon prior studies to explore some of the barriers that prevent witnesses to bullying from intervening, as well as barriers faced by targets in taking action to stop the bullying. As overt forms of resistance are often not feasible in situations where nurses occupy subordinate positions to their bullies, I propose that cognitive reappraisal can be an effective coping strategy, and situate this perspective within the research on humour, hope and optimism.