scholarly journals Workplace Bullying as a Risk Factor for Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Mediating Role of Job-Related Psychological Strain

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michela Vignoli ◽  
Dina Guglielmi ◽  
Cristian Balducci ◽  
Roberta Bonfiglioli
Keyword(s):  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Related Strain ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Related Stress ◽  
Indirect Relationship

Workplace bullying is considered by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work one of the emerging psychosocial risk factors that could negatively affect workers’ health. Thus, the aim of this study was to analyze the process that leads from bullying to negative health (such as musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs)), testing the mediating role of job-related strain. Data were collected on 512 workers (62.9% female; mean age = 43.6 years) of a retail chain who filled in a self-report questionnaire after a one-hour training session on work-related stress. Data analyses were performed controlling for potentially confounding variables (i.e., gender, age, organizational role, type of contract, and perceived physical job demands). Preacher and Hayes analytical approach was used to test the indirect relationship between bullying and MSDs. Results showed that work-related strain mediates the relationship between bullying and MSDs considered (low back, upper back, and neck) except for MSDs of the shoulders. Our study confirms the role played by bullying and job-related strain in determining workers’ MSDs.

scholarly journals Exposure to Adverse Social Behavior in the Workplace and Sickness Presenteeism among Korean Workers: The Mediating Effects of Musculoskeletal Disorders

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sookja Choi ◽  
Yunjeong Yi ◽  
Jiyun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Social Behavior ◽  
Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Sickness Presenteeism ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Health Related

Adverse social behavior (ASB) by colleagues or superiors in the workplace is considered highly stressful for workers in South Korea. The authors investigate the mechanism by which ASB reduces productivity (measured in terms of sickness presenteeism (SP)), by examining the potential mediating role of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). All data are derived from the fourth Korean Working Conditions Survey, which investigated a representative sample of the working population. The authors analyze their general characteristics (age, gender, income, and education), work-related factors (job type, occupational ergonomic risk, job resource, employment contract, work schedule, working hour, and job demand), and health-related factors (self-rated health and MSDs). The authors use a two-step regression analysis to estimate the direct effect of ASB on SP and the indirect effect of SP via MSDs. The authors find that MSDs mediate 16.7% of the total effect of ASB on SP. When employment type and job conditions are considered, the role of the mediating variable in the group with a permanent contract, no shift or night work, and high working time is greater than the counterpart of each variable. Various strategies are needed to address MSDs according to the working environment, which might help limit the negative impact of ASB on SP.

Self-employment and work-related stress: The mediating role of job control and job demand

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jolanda Hessels ◽  
Cornelius A. Rietveld ◽  
Peter van der Zwan
Keyword(s):  
Job Control ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Job Demand ◽  
Self Employment ◽  
Related Stress

scholarly journals Direct and Indirect Effects of Belief in a Just World and Supervisor Support on Burnout via Bullying

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 2330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pascale Desrumaux ◽  
Nicolas Gillet ◽  
Caroline Nicolas
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Exhaustion ◽  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Supervisor Support ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Just World ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Protective Resources

The aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of workplace bullying in how supervisor support and belief in a just world (BJW) are related to emotional exhaustion. A cross-sectional quantitative study using anonymous self-report questionnaires was conducted with 434 workers in France. The model was tested using a path analysis. First, the results revealed that BJW and support from the hierarchy were negatively related to emotional exhaustion. BJW and supervisor support were also negatively related to workplace bullying. Finally, harassment at work was positively related to emotional exhaustion. More generally, the results showed that social support from one’s superior and BJW were directly and indirectly related to emotional exhaustion via bullying at work. Our model thus suggests that BJW and supervisor support can be protective resources against bullying and exhaustion. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of the present study, as well as some avenues for future research.

scholarly journals Purpose in life and work-related stress in mariners. Mediating role of quality of marriage bonds and perceived anxiety

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Peplińska ◽  
Maria Jeżewska ◽  
Irena Leszczyńska ◽  
Piotr Połomski
Keyword(s):  
Purpose In Life ◽  
Work Related Stress ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Related Stress
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