Citation

Birkeland MS, Nielsen MB, Knardahl S, Heir T. PLoS One 2015; 10(3): e0119492.

Affiliation

Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Public Library of Science)

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0119492

PMID

25769023

Abstract

Experiencing terrorism is associated with high levels of psychological distress among survivors. The aim of the present study was to examine whether work environmental factors such as role clarity and predictability, role conflicts, and leader support may protect against elevated levels of psychological distress after a workplace terrorist attack. Data from approximately 1800 ministerial employees were collected ten months after the 2011 Oslo bombing attack which targeted the Norwegian ministries. The results show that after a traumatic event, lower role conflicts, higher role clarity, higher predictability, and higher leader support were independently associated with lower psychological distress. These findings suggest that the workplace environment may be a facilitator of employees' mental health after stressful events.

Language: en