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This study aims to explore how a public servant reconstructs their professional identity after experiencing workplace violence over a two-year period.

July 3, 2026Human ArenasOpen Access

“You Are Not What They Did to You”: Reclaiming Professional Identity and Agency in a Longitudinal Case of Workplace Violence

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VPVinícius Rodrigues Arruda PintoUniversidade Federal de Viçosa KVKátia Correa VioneUniversity of Birmingham CVCristiane de Figueiredo VasconcellosUniversidade Federal de Viçosa

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Longitudinal case study investigates identity reconstruction and agency in a public servant after workplace violence, indicating new pathways to recovery.

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This study aims to explore how a public servant reconstructs their professional identity after experiencing workplace violence over a two-year period.
Tracked a Brazilian employee's identity reconstruction over 24 months
Utilized a strategic single-case design for detailed analysis
Employed phenomenologically informed reflexive thematic analysis and narrative reconstruction
Identified three major themes: institutional coping, sensemaking and meaning-making, and identity reconstruction
Found recovery involved existential transformation rather than returning to baseline
Demonstrated that relational recognition is essential for sustainable reintegration post-trauma

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Pinto et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a4752f85c29257aa257965b https://doi.org/10.1007/s42087-026-00670-7

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Longitudinal case study investigates identity reconstruction and agency in a public servant after workplace violence, indicating new pathways to recovery.

“You Are Not What They Did to You”: Reclaiming Professional Identity and Agency in a Longitudinal Case of Workplace Violence

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“You Are Not What They Did to You”: Reclaiming Professional Identity and Agency in a Longitudinal Case of Workplace Violence

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