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Staff attitudes toward patient-to-patient bullying in a secure learning disability population: a study of sex differences
- Authors:
- IRELAND Jane L., CLARKSON Rachel
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 9(2), July 2007, pp.14-23.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
One hundred staff (51 men and 49 women) employed at a medium secure forensic learning disability service completed the Attitudes towards Bullying scale - Secure version (AB-S) and the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI). It was predicted that women would report more positive attitudes towards victims of bullying than men, and that increased empathy would be associated with decreased negative attitudes. It was also anticipated that increased length of service would be related to an increase in negative attitudes towards victims. The results are discussed with regard to the environment in which bullying is taking place with suggestions for interventions.