Workplace bullying and depressive symptoms: A prospective study among junior physicians in Germany

Loerbroks, Adrian; Weigl, Matthias; Li, Jian; Glaser, Jürgen; Degen, Christiane; Angerer, Peter

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2014.10.008

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“…The longitudinal studies showed a causal link between workplace bullying and mental health complaints r = 0.21 (95% CI 0.1, 0.2), but also an inverse relationship, with baseline mental health complaints predicting workplace bullying r = 0.18 (95% CI 0.1, 0.3). This pattern was also noted in longitudinal studies included in our review where mental health problems at baseline predicted bullying at follow-up (Loerbroks et al, 2015;Reknes et al, 2014).…”

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“…Two longitudinal studies in this review found that individuals with poor health at baseline were more likely to report bullying at follow‐up (Loerbroks et al., ; Reknes et al., ). We suggest that researchers should explore this interesting causal relationship between ill health and bullying.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Fourteen papers measured depression; eight found significant associations with bullying (Demir, Rodwell, & Flower, ; Ekici & Beder, ; Loerbroks et al., ; Nixon & Spector, ; Rodwell & Demir, ; Rugulies et al., ; Sá & Fleming, ; Yildirim, ), three did not comment on significance (Shabazz, Parry‐Smith, Oates, Henderson, & Mountfield, ; Vessey, Demarco, Gaffney, & Budin, ; Yildirim & Yildirim, ) and three found no significant association (Aykut et al., ; Pranjic, Males‐Bilic, Beganlic, & Mustajbegovic, ; Reknes et al., ). Of the papers which presented correlation coefficients, the strongest positive correlation was in a cross‐sectional study of 286 Turkish nurses; Pearson's product moment correlation r = 0.51 ( p < 0.001) (D. Yildirim, ).…”

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Health consequences of bullying in the healthcare workplace: A systematic review

Lever

Dyball

Greenberg

et al. 2019

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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Aims To review both mental and physical health consequences of bullying for healthcare employees. Design Systematic literature review. Data sources EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PUBMED and Web of Science Core Collection were searched for articles published between 2005 ‐ January 2017. Review methods This review was conducted using the framework described by Khan and reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses. Two independent reviewers performed systematic data extraction and appraised the methodological quality of included articles. A pooled mean prevalence of bullying was estimated. Results Forty‐five papers met inclusion criteria. Bullying prevalence ranged from 3.9% to 86.5%, with a pooled mean estimate of 26.3%. Perceived bullying was associated with mental health problems including psychological distress, depression and burnout, and physical health problems including insomnia and headache. Bullied staff took more sick leave. Conclusion Bullying occurs frequently amongst healthcare staff and is deleterious to health and occupational functionality.

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Health consequences of bullying in the healthcare workplace: A systematic review

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“…The results of a prospective study run in the sample of German junior physicians suggested bi-directional associations between victimization from workplace bullying and depressive symptoms [29]. Our study revealed that concomitant exposure to 22 negative acts at the workplace was significantly associated with psychological distress, post-traumatic stress symptoms among family physicians, internal medicine departments' nurses and secondary school teachers even after adjustment to adverse psychosocial job characteristics (high job demands, low job control and low social support at work) and threatening life events.…”

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Bullying behavior and mental health in healthcare and educational sectors in Kaunas, Lithuania

Bernotaite¹,

Malinauskienė²,

Leišytė³

2017

Med Pr

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Background: Investigations on workplace bullying in the countries of Eastern Europe are yet not too extensive. The aim of the study has been to identify the most frequent bullying behavior and to explore the associations with psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms in 3 female-dominated occupations in Kaunas, Lithuania. Material and Methods: This crosssectional study employed 517 teachers (response rate (RR) = 71.3%), 174 family physicians (RR = 65.7%) and 311 internal medicine department nurses (RR = 69.1%). The twenty-two-item Negative Acts Questionnaire was used for measuring the exposure to bullying behavior, Goldberg 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) -psychological distress, Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) inventory -post-traumatic stress symptoms, Karasek & Theorell Demand-Control questionnaire -psychosocial job characteristics. The International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) SPSS Statistics version 20.0 was used for performing the statistical analysis. Logistic regression was used for assessing the associations among 22 negative acts as continuous variable and mental health outcomes adjusting to age, psychosocial factors at work and everyday life. Results: Exposure to workplace bullying behavior on a weekly/daily basis was prevalent among family physicians at the rate of 19%, among nurses -12.9%, among teachers -4.1%. Even after adjustment to age, psychosocial job characteristics and threatening life events, the exposure to 22 negative acts as continuous variable was significantly associated with psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms for all 3 occupations. Conclusions: Health care sector is particularly affected by workplace bullying. Exposure to bullying behavior was associated with mental health problems for all 3 occupations. Preventive measures are necessary to improve psychosocial work environment conditions in healthcare and educational institutions in Lithuania. Med Pr 2017;68(3):307-314

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“…We must recognize that bullying ultimately impacts everyone involved: the target, the perpetrator, the bystanders, and the organization (Finne, Knardahl and Lau ; Loerbroks et al. ; Samnani and Singh ; Trepanier, Fernet and Austin ).…”

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Bullying bystander reactions: a case study in the Taiwanese workplace

2018

Asia Pac J Human Res

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This study aimed to describe bystander interactions with targets, bullies, and organizational factors in a Taiwanese office context. Various factors shape bystanders’ perceptions of bullying, and how those perceptions subsequently influence bystanders’ reactions. Data were collected through conversational interviews and selective thematic analyses were undertaken to explore participants’ lived experiences. The interview findings identified the main theme of ‘injustice’ and revealed that bystanders’ reactions depend on how the organization handles bullying incidents. An experience of injustice typically had a considerable influence on participants’ work engagement and loyalty toward the organization. A lack of managerial involvement in preventing bullying behavior increased bystanders’ turnover intention and negatively affected the company's bottom line. The results reveal the importance of including bystanders in future interventions against workplace bullying. This study contributes to the extant workplace bullying research by describing bystanders’ reactions and the consequences for organizations.

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Workplace bullying and depressive symptoms: A prospective study among junior physicians in Germany

Cited by 66 publications

References 33 publications

Health consequences of bullying in the healthcare workplace: A systematic review

Health consequences of bullying in the healthcare workplace: A systematic review

Bullying behavior and mental health in healthcare and educational sectors in Kaunas, Lithuania

Bullying bystander reactions: a case study in the Taiwanese workplace

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