Effects of adverse social behaviour at the workplace on subsequent mental distress: a 3-year prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Sterud, Tom; Hanvold, Therese Nordberg

doi:10.1007/s00420-020-01581-y

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“…23-25 28 Three of these did not specify if the harasser was a co-worker or someone else (eg, a client). [23][24][25] Their results relate most closely to our compound measure of workplace sexual harassment. All three studies found pronounced associations of sexual harassment with prospective mental ill health.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…9 15 22 To the best of our knowledge, all prospective studies that have investigated the association of sexual harassment with self-reported mental health outcomes found associations in women, while in men, the results have been less consistent. [23][24][25] In the only prospective study using register data on mental ill health (based on the same survey items for sexual harassment as this study), an increased risk of suicide attempts and suicides in victims of work-related sexual harassment was found. 26 To our knowledge, the prospective relationship between work-related gender harassment and mental ill health has not previously been investigated, and no study so far has explored the prospective association of sexual or gender harassment with the use of psychotropic medication.…”

Section: Workplacementioning

confidence: 64%

“…We found no interaction of sexual harassment or gender harassment with gender in the association with psychotropics use, and no interaction of sexual harassment with age (for genderstratified and age-stratified results see online supplemental material 1). For gender harassment, the age-stratified analysis gave similar results in all age groups, except in the youngest (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25), where no association between gender harassment once in 12 months and psychotropics was found (HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.42 to 1.17…”

Section: Effect-modification By Gender and Agementioning

confidence: 69%

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Sexual and gender harassment and use of psychotropic medication among Swedish workers: a prospective cohort study

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ObjectiveTo estimate the prospective association between the exposure to three types of gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) and psychotropic medication.MethodsInformation on three measures of workplace GBVH—sexual harassment (1) from superiors or colleagues, (2) from others (eg, clients) and (3) gender harassment from superiors or colleagues—were retrieved from the biannual Swedish Work Environment Survey 2007–2013 (N=23 449), a representative sample of working 16–64 years old registered in Sweden. The survey answers were merged with data on antidepressants, hypnotics/sedatives and anxiolytics from the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register. Cox proportional hazards analyses with days to purchase as time scale and first instance of medicine purchase as failure event were fitted, adjusted for demographic and workplace factors.ResultsWorkers who reported exposure to gender harassment only (HR 1.2, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.36), to sexual but not gender harassment (HR 1.21, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.40), or to gender and sexual harassment (HR 1.31, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.60) had an excess risk of psychotropics use in comparison to workers who reported neither of the exposures in the past 12 months. We found no interaction between the exposures and gender in the association with psychotropics use.ConclusionsExposure to sexual or gender harassment at the workplace may contribute to the development of mental disorders.

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confidence: 64%

Section: Effect-modification By Gender and Agementioning

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Sexual and gender harassment and use of psychotropic medication among Swedish workers: a prospective cohort study

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“…Effects of ASBs on mental distress has been reported in a sister paper. 25 Threats/acts of violence was measured with three items: 'Over the past 12 months have you (Q1) been the victim of violence at the workplace that caused visible marks or physical damage? (Q2) been the victim of violence at the workplace that did not cause visible marks?…”

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confidence: 99%

Adverse social behaviour at the workplace and subsequent physician certified sick leave: a three-wave prospective study of the general working population in Norway

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ObjectivesWe aimed to provide an integrated picture of the relationship between different facets of adverse social behaviour (ASB) at the workplace and sick leave.MethodsData from a randomly drawn prospective cohort of the general working population. Eligible respondents were interviewed in 2009, 2013 or 2016, and were registered with an employee relationship of at least 50 working days in the national register the year following the survey interviews (n=21 674 observations/13 470 respondents). We investigated the prospective associations of self-reported exposure to ASB, including threats/acts of violence, bullying and sexual harassment, with physician-certified sick leave of 1–16 days (ie, low level of sick leave (LLSL)) and >16 days (ie, high level of sick leave (HLSL)) by means of mixed effects logistic regression.ResultsThe prevalence of sick leave was 18.4% (n=3986 observations) for LLSL and 16.1% (n=3492 observations) for HLSL. The different facets of ASB were independently associated with higher odds of sick leave, with stronger associations for HLSL than for LLSL. Adjusted for sex, age, education level, occupation, previous sickness absence level, OR (95% CI) for HLSL was 1.97 (1.61 to 2.35) for threats/acts of violence, 1.97 (1.53 to 2.54) for bullying and 1.41 (1.10 to 1.79) for sexual harassment. The population risks of LLSL and HLSL attributable to ASB were 5.27 (95% CI 1.85 to 8.81) and 8.27% (95% CI 4.01 to 12.48), respectively.ConclusionsThreats/acts of violence, bullying and sexual harassment were all independent predictors of sick leave, with threats/acts of violence appearing as the single most important factor.

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“…Moreover, these studies are essentially based on self-reported data from questionnaires 2,8,13) or telephone interviews 14) , which may lead to information, recall and report bias, or non-differential misclassification.…”

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Conflicts in the workplace, negative acts and health consequences: evidence from a clinical evaluation

2022

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Interpersonal conflicts at workplace are increasing in relation to high competitiveness and pressures at work, mainly connected with labor market globalization. Their manifestation is multifaceted in relation to different working conditions and they not only hinder health, performance, and job satisfaction, but can also harm people's rights and dignity. The study analyses issues related to work conflicts and adverse health consequences in 1,493 workers who approached a hospital service for work-related stress and harassment over a 3-year period. The subjects were examined according to a broad protocol covering working conditions, sources of conflict and negative actions suffered, and resulting impact on health status. Many critical conditions were reported in all occupational sectors with some differentiation in relation to gender (women more at risk) and employment status. Higher qualified levels were more exposed to experiencing severe personal adversities aimed at their progressive expulsion or resignation, with consequent higher risk of chronic adjustment disorders, while lower levels reported more stressful conditions in terms of interpersonal disputes and greater interference in the home-work interface. The study can provide useful indications for a better understanding of workplace conflicts in order to set up the most appropriate actions to manage and prevent them.

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Effects of adverse social behaviour at the workplace on subsequent mental distress: a 3-year prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Cited by 16 publications

References 42 publications

Sexual and gender harassment and use of psychotropic medication among Swedish workers: a prospective cohort study

Sexual and gender harassment and use of psychotropic medication among Swedish workers: a prospective cohort study

Adverse social behaviour at the workplace and subsequent physician certified sick leave: a three-wave prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Conflicts in the workplace, negative acts and health consequences: evidence from a clinical evaluation

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