Allison Milner1, Kathryn Page, Katrina Witt, Anthony LaMontagne. 1. Work, Health and Wellbeing Unit, Centre for Population Health Research, School of Health & Social Development, Deakin University Waurn Ponds (Drs Milner, Page, Witt, LaMontagne); and Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Dr Milner).
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationship between psychosocial working factors such as job control, job demands, job insecurity, supervisor support, and workplace bullying as risk factors for suicide ideation. METHODS: We used a logistic analytic approach to assess risk factors for thoughts of suicide in a cross-sectional sample of working Australians. Potential predictors included psychosocial job stressors (described above); we also controlled for age, gender, occupational skill level, and psychological distress. RESULTS: We found that workplace bullying or harassment was associated with 1.54 greater odds of suicide ideation (95% confidence interval 1.64 to 2.05) in the model including psychological distress. Results also suggest that higher job control and security were associated with lower odds of suicide ideation. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the need for organizational level intervention to address psychosocial job stressors, including bullying.
OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationship between psychosocial working factors such as job control, job demands, job insecurity, supervisor support, and workplace bullying as risk factors for suicide ideation. METHODS: We used a logistic analytic approach to assess risk factors for thoughts of suicide in a cross-sectional sample of working Australians. Potential predictors included psychosocial job stressors (described above); we also controlled for age, gender, occupational skill level, and psychological distress. RESULTS: We found that workplace bullying or harassment was associated with 1.54 greater odds of suicide ideation (95% confidence interval 1.64 to 2.05) in the model including psychological distress. Results also suggest that higher job control and security were associated with lower odds of suicide ideation. CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest the need for organizational level intervention to address psychosocial job stressors, including bullying.
Authors: Melody Almroth; Tomas Hemmingsson; Katarina Kjellberg; Alma Sörberg Wallin; Tomas Andersson; Amanda van der Westhuizen; Daniel Falkstedt Journal: Occup Environ Med Date: 2022-07-08 Impact factor: 4.948