TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Workplace bullying and mental health: a meta-analysis on cross-sectional and longitudinal data
JO  - PLoS one
A1  - Verkuil, Bart
A1  - Atasayi, Serpil
A1  - Molendijk, Marc L.
SP  - e0135225
EP  - e0135225
VL  - 10
IS  - 8
N2  - BACKGROUND: A growing body of research has confirmed that workplace bullying is a source of distress and poor mental health. Here we summarize the cross-sectional and longitudinal literature on these associations. <br><br>METHODS: Systematic review and meta-analyses on the relation between workplace bullying and mental health. <br><br>RESULTS: The cross-sectional data (65 effect sizes, N = 115.783) showed positive associations between workplace bullying and symptoms of depression (r =.28, 95% CI =.23-.34), anxiety (r =.34, 95% CI =.29-.40) and stress-related psychological complaints (r =.37, 95% CI =.30-.44). Pooling the literature that investigated longitudinal relationships (26 effect sizes, N = 54.450) showed that workplace bullying was related to mental health complaints over time (r = 0.21, 95% CI = 0.13-0.21). Interestingly, baseline mental health problems were associated with subsequent exposure to workplace bullying (r = 0.18, 95% CI = 0.10-0.27; 11 effect sizes, N = 27.028). LIMITATIONS: All data were self-reported, raising the possibility of reporting- and response set bias. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Workplace bullying is consistently, and in a bi-directional manner, associated with reduced mental health. This may call for intervention strategies against bullying at work.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1932-6203
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0135225
ID  - ref1
ER  -