Answer to Question #303572 in English for PHUMELELA

Question

A South African Study Workplace bullying is a particular form of aggression where direct or indirect acts lead an employee to being systematically subjected to acts involving degrading and disrespectful treatment due to serious personal differences between employees (Einarsen, Hoel and Nielsen, 2005). These pertain to organisational factors that foster bullying, perpetrator`s personality characteristics and individual personality characteristics of the victim. Certain aspects of a person has been considered in order to assist researchers in determining the characteristics that define the bully, such as an individual`s age, gender (Olafsson and Johannsdottir, 2004) and his/her mental status (Goldman, 2006). Coping may be seen as a moderator of the impact of the negative behaviour, thus it is necessary to consider the coping strategies victims are likely to employ when faced with a bullying situation.

In your own words, summarize the purpose of the text

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Answer 1

The purpose of the article is to inform the readers about bullying, what makes a person a bully, and how individuals (victims) adjust to the issue.