Bidirectional associations between workplace bullying and sickness absence due to common mental disorders - a propensity-score matched cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The link between workplace bullying and poor mental health is well-known. However, little is known about the prospective and potentially reciprocal association between workplace bullying and mental health-related sickness absence. This 2-year prospective study examined bidirectional associations between exposure to workplace bullying and sickness absence due to common mental disorders (SA-CMD) while controlling for confounding factors from both work and private life.

Methods

The study was based on propensity score-matched samples (N = 3216 and N = 552) from the Swedish Longitudinal Occupational Survey of Health, using surveys from years 2012, 2014 and 2016. Self-reported exposure to workplace bullying was linked to registry-based information regarding medically ce

SUBMITTER: Holmgren R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10921817 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature