The Benefits and Challenges of Employment for Working Professionals Diagnosed with Mental Illness

Elliott, Marta; Reuter, Jordan C.

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“…Despite work-life benefits, there are also downside risks to being in work-life for individuals with mental illnesses. Although they may have unique skills and qualities that enable them to succeed in their jobs, they also tend to overwork [73], intensely feel the pressures of responsibility, and may have angry outbursts [74]. Resultantly, they may also have elevated stress levels and reduced abilities to cope with it [75], attracting perpetrators.…”

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“…As the sample was recruited from the Bipolar Individuals group page on Facebook, possibly high-functioning, relatively high-to middle-status employees were in the group, who may have reported low occurrence of, and impact of, negative effects of bullying. Lower-status occupations may have more problematic working conditions affecting this population, such as physical demands, long or shift work hours, and heavy supervision [74]. The negative behaviours mentioned in this study were not measured by administering standard scales, but the scale items were matched with their descriptions.…”

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Is There Somebody Looking out for Me? A Qualitative Analysis of Bullying Experiences of Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

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Işık,

Escartín

2024

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According to the World Health Organisation, there are globally 40 million individuals with bipolar disorder (BD), and they experience stigma and discrimination, as many people with mental illness do. Work bullying (WB) is a common organisational problem, deteriorating the well-being and performance of employees and organisations. Although WB experiences have been researched for over three decades, we do not know much about the experiences of this group and what they need to extend their work-life. The current research aims to understand the workplace bullying experiences of individuals with BD and factors that may foster or hinder their participation in the labour force. The research methodology was based on in-depth interviews with 19 employees diagnosed with BD. Bullying experiences were mapped onto the Negative Acts Questionnaire. The data were analysed using the deductive qualitative content analysis on MAXQDA. Results showed that individuals with BD were exposed to bullying in work settings. Perceived reasons for the negative behaviours were mainly the undesirable individual characteristics of the bully, prejudices toward bipolar disorder, and already-existing toxic behaviours within the organisation. To reduce bullying, participants suggested that, among others, top management include equal and fair treatment of disadvantaged employees as performance criteria for supervisors and that organisations provide training against bullying, investigate complaints, apply sanctions, and establish an inclusive environment. If organisations set a stable and enduring vision, enhance a common identity for all employees, work on team building, and emphasise team efforts and goals, the organisational environment would be more inclusive, and individuals with BD would have longer work lives.

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Section: Roots Of Workplace Bullying: Exploring Organisational Cultur...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Limitationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There Somebody Looking out for Me? A Qualitative Analysis of Bullying Experiences of Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

Özer,

Işık,

Escartín

2024

IJERPH

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State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Demographic Characteristics and Employment Outcomes for Native Americans with Mental Illnesses

Salimi,

Gere,

Shahab

2023

Community Ment Health J

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The Benefits and Challenges of Employment for Working Professionals Diagnosed with Mental Illness

Cited by 2 publications

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Is There Somebody Looking out for Me? A Qualitative Analysis of Bullying Experiences of Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

Is There Somebody Looking out for Me? A Qualitative Analysis of Bullying Experiences of Individuals Diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder

State-Federal Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Demographic Characteristics and Employment Outcomes for Native Americans with Mental Illnesses

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