Iselin Reknes

Dr. Iselin Reknes is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Bergen, Norway. She is actively affiliated with the Research Group for Work Environment, Management and Conflict (FALK) and the Bergen Bullying Research Group, contributing significantly to the field of workplace psychology.

Her research primarily focuses on workplace bullying dynamics, with special attention to healthcare settings. Key areas include:

• Psychological impacts of workplace bullying
• Individual factors influencing bullying experiences (personality, locus of control, coping styles)
• Organizational factors affecting bullying dynamics (conflict management climate, injustice perceptions)
• Mental health outcomes associated with workplace bullying, particularly among nurses

Dr. Reknes' publication record demonstrates consistent scholarly output from 2014-2021. Her research often examines moderating factors that influence the relationship between bullying exposure and negative outcomes. Recent work has particularly focused on how conflict management climate, target personality, and locus of control serve as protective factors against bullying escalation and negative health consequences.

Notable contributions include:

• Demonstrating how strong conflict management climate buffers bullying escalation
• Identifying how individual coping styles moderate the bullying-health relationship
• Investigating the relationship between bullying and mental health outcomes among healthcare workers
• Examining aggression from patients/family members as part of bullying dynamics in healthcare

Dr. Reknes has been actively involved in the Research Council of Norway-funded project 'Workplace bullying: From mechanisms and moderators to problem treatment' (Reference: 250127), collaborating extensively with researchers including Ståle Einarsen, Guy Notelaers, and Nils Magerøy. Her work has appeared in high-impact journals such as Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Occupational Medicine, and Frontiers in Psychology.