Table 1 Prevalence rates of workplace bullying in different countries [52] (p.33)
Year | First author | Country | Occupations | Sample size | Prevalence rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2001 | Voss [53] | Sweden | workers in postal service | 3470 | 3.3 |
2004 | Varhama [54] | Finland | municipal employees | 1961 | 16.0 |
2007 | Niedhammer [55] | France | various workers | 7694 | 10.2 (past year) |
2007 | Matthiesen [56] | Norway | various workers | 2215 | 8.3 |
2009 | Ortega [57] | Denmark | various workers | 3429 | 8.3 (past year) |
2011 | Giorgi [58] | Italy | various workers | 3112 | 15.2 |
2011 | Glaso [59] | Norway | bus drivers | 1023 | 11 (past 6 months) |
2011 | Lallukka [60] | Finland | various city workers | 7332 | 5 (current workplace) |
2011 | Notelaers [61] | Belgium | various workers | 8985 | 8.3 |
2012 | Perbellini [62] | Italy | workers | 449 | 30.1 |
2012 | Keuskamp [63] | Australia | various workers | 1145 | 15.2 |
2012 | Niedhammer [64] | France | various workers | 29,680 | 6.4 |
2012 | Cunniff [65] | South Africa | various workers | 13,911 | 35.1 |