Open AccessSexual harassment and generalized workplace abuse among university employees: prevalence and mental health correlates.
Author(s) -
Judith A. Richman,
Kathleen M. Rospenda,
Stephanie J. Nawyn,
Joseph A. Flaherty,
Michael Fendrich,
Melinda L. Drum,
Timothy P. Johnson
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.89.3.358
Subject(s) - harassment , mental health , medicine , psychiatry , substance abuse , verbal abuse , logistic regression , sexual abuse , clinical psychology , occupational safety and health , psychology , poison control , suicide prevention , environmental health , nursing , pathology
This study hypothesized that interpersonal workplace stressors involving sexual harassment and generalized workplace abuse are highly prevalent and significantly linked with mental health outcomes including symptomatic distress, the use and abuse of alcohol, and other drug use.