Negative workplace behaviour: temporal associations with cardiovascular outcomes and psychological health problems in Australian police
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2010
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Tuckey, M.R.
Dollard, M.F.
Saebel, J.
Berry, N.M.
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Stress and Health, 2010; 26(5):372-381
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Negative workplace behaviour, such as workplace bullying, is emerging as an important work-related psychosocial hazard with the potential to contribute to employee ill health. We examined the risk of two major health issues (poor mental and cardiovascular health) associated with current and past exposure to negative behaviour in the workplace. Data from 251 police offi cers, who completed an anonymous mail survey at two time-points spaced 12 months apart, support the potential role of exposure to negative workplace behaviour in the development of physical disease and psychological illness. Specifi cally, we saw signifi cant effects associated with past exposure to such behaviour on indicators of poor cardiovascular health, and a signifi cant effect of current exposure on the indicator of mental health problems. Our fi ndings reinforce the need to continue to study links between employee health and both negative workplace behaviour and more severe cases of bullying, particularly the mechanisms involved to strengthen theory in this area, and to protect against employee ill health (specifi cally cardiovascular outcomes and psychological problems) by preventing negative behaviour at work.
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Link to a related website: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/60255/1/2009_NWB_CVD_psych_health_in_police_Revision3_Paperonly.pdf, Open Access via Unpaywall
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