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Bullying makes men leave the labor market
Long-term consequences of workplace bullying on sickness absence
- Date:
- December 12, 2016
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- Aarhus University
- Summary:
- Men and women are almost at an equal risk of being bullied in the workplace, but whereas bullying often causes women to go on prolonged sick leave or use antidepressants, men often choose to leave the labor market altogether for a period of time.
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Bullying in the workplace doubles women's sickness absence, leads to an increased use of antidepressants and affects women's health negatively and for a long time. On the other hand, men are twice as likely to leave the labour market for a period of time after they have been subjected to bullying. This is the result of new interdisciplinary research from Aarhus BSS -- Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen.
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Journal Reference:
- Tine L. Mundbjerg Eriksen, Annie Hogh, Åse Marie Hansen. Long-term consequences of workplace bullying on sickness absence. Labour Economics, 2016; 43: 129 DOI: 10.1016/j.labeco.2016.06.008
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