Does Perceived Stress Mediate the Association Between Workplace Bullying and Long-Term Sickness Absence?

Matias Brødsgaard Grynderup; Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen; Theis Lange; Paul Maurice Conway; Jens Peter Bonde; Laura Francioli; Anne Helene Garde; Linda Kaerlev; Reiner Rugulies; Marianne Agergaard Vammen; Annie Høgh; Åse Marie Hansen

doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000750

Does Perceived Stress Mediate the Association Between Workplace Bullying and Long-Term Sickness Absence?

Matias Brødsgaard Grynderup, Kirsten Nabe-Nielsen, Theis Lange, Paul Maurice Conway, Jens Peter Bonde, Laura Francioli, Anne Helene Garde, Linda Kaerlev, Reiner Rugulies, Marianne Agergaard Vammen, Annie Høgh, Åse Marie Hansen

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To examine if perceived stress mediated the association between workplace bullying and subsequent long-term sickness absence.

METHODS: The PRISME cohort was established in 2007 and re-examined in 2009. Questionnaire data about workplace bullying and perceived stress were obtained from 4114 individuals. Participants were followed in registers on long-term sickness absence (≥30 consecutive days of sickness absence).

RESULTS: Workplace bullying was associated with subsequent sickness absence (odds ratio [OR] = 2.05; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.57 to 2.65) and concurrent high perceived stress levels (OR = 2.34; 95% CI: 1.86 to 2.96). A high perceived stress level was also associated with subsequent sickness absence (OR = 1.33; 95% CI: 1.13 to 1.56). Perceived stress explained 13% (95% CI: 6 to 23%) of the total association between bullying and sickness absence.

CONCLUSIONS: The association between workplace bullying and subsequent long-term sickness absence may be partially mediated by perceived stress.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Volume	58
Issue number	6
Pages (from-to)	e226-30
ISSN	1076-2752
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000750
Publication status	Published - Jun 2016

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Brødsgaard Grynderup, M., Nabe-Nielsen, K., Lange, T., Conway, P. M., Bonde, J. P., Francioli, L., Garde, A. H., Kaerlev, L., Rugulies, R., Vammen, M. A., Høgh, A., & Hansen, Å. M. (2016). Does Perceived Stress Mediate the Association Between Workplace Bullying and Long-Term Sickness Absence? Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 58(6), e226-30. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000750

Brødsgaard Grynderup, M, Nabe-Nielsen, K, Lange, T, Conway, PM, Bonde, JP, Francioli, L, Garde, AH, Kaerlev, L, Rugulies, R, Vammen, MA, Høgh, A & Hansen, ÅM 2016, 'Does Perceived Stress Mediate the Association Between Workplace Bullying and Long-Term Sickness Absence?', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, vol. 58, no. 6, pp. e226-30. https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000750

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