Recent research seems to suggest that it can. First, when one person experiences mistreatment at work, his or her spouse is more likely to experience health decrements. In a study of over 2000 couples, Haines, Marchand, and Harvey (2006) found workplace aggression experienced by one or both partners in a relationship increased the level of […]

Over the last decade, an emerging body of research on workplace aggression has started to examine whether victims possess a common set of target characteristics.  This is clearly a controversial question because it implies that victims may be, at least in part, to blame for their mistreatment. Findings have shown that victims often possess angry or anxious […]