Discrimination, harassment, abuse, and bullying in the workplace: contribution of workplace injustice to occupational health disparities

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• Personal Author:
  Davis KD ; de Castro AB ; Okechukwu CA ; Souza, Kerry
• Description:
  Background: This paper synthesizes research on the contribution of workplace injustices to occupational health disparities. Methods: We conducted a broad review of research and other reports on the impact of workplace discrimination, harassment, and bullying on workers' health and on family and job outcomes. Results: Members of demographic minority groups are more likely to be victims of workplace injustice and suffer more adverse outcomes when exposed to workplace injustice compared to demographic majority groups. A growing body of research links workplace injustice to poor psychological and physical health, and a smaller body of evidence links workplace injustice to unhealthy behaviors. Although not as well studied, studies show that workplace injustice can influence workers' health through effects on workers' family life and job-related outcomes. Conclusion: Injustice is a key contributor to occupational health injustice and prospective studies with oversample of disadvantaged workers and refinement of methods for characterizing workplace injustices are needed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Demography Mental Health Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Abuse Bullying Demographic-characteristics Discrimination Force Health Disparities Physical-stress Physiological-effects Physiological-stress Physiology Psychological-effects Psychological-reactions Psychological-stress Psychology Racial-factors Sexual Harassment Sociological-factors Surveillance-programs Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Massachusetts ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  57
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20044062
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2014 May; 57(5):573-586
• Contact Point Address:
  CassandraOkechukwu, MSN,ScD, Department of Social andBehavioral Sciences,Harvard School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Avenue, Kresge 722, Boston, MA 02115
• Email:
  cassandrao@post.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:193faa6bec6dca6efdbe2d556393e42570c0b55e29e4474e11a261fa4854d4856b1379059202f4fa7d84a01fb732cd0984e1b52236d4b846911c3d0f9a6c4e79
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/199913/cdc_199913_DS1.pdf
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