Revisión sistemática de literatura sobre el acoso laboral en américa latina

Abstract

Workplace harassment is presented by different behaviors such as discrimination, sexual, psychological and physical harassment, for which it has been considered a socio-labor phenomenon since it affects all types of population without distinction of age, sex or religion, whether they belong to to a public or private institution. Therefore, the present study was established with the objective of systematizing scientific and / or academic information on workplace bullying in Latin America over a period of 16 years and which was prepared under a qualitative, descriptive approach. The measurement instrument was the bibliographic records because they facilitated the analysis of a total of 48 theoretical and empirical articles, electronic books and / or degree works prepared in a period of 16 years in countries according to Latin America. The main results made it possible to identify that Colombia is the country with the highest publication rate on workplace harassment and that 2017 stood out due to its increase in disclosures; Likewise, it is recognized that 100% of the documents previously analyzed agree that workplace harassment produces psychological effects and illnesses such as post-traumatic stress, anxiety and depression. By way of conclusion, it is estimated that workplace harassment is a social phenomenon practiced for decades, however, it was not until 2006 that the national government in Colombia created legal measures to punish and intervene in harassment in organizations.