Abstract

MATUD AZNAR, María Pilar et al. Workplace harassment in women and men: A study in the Spanish population. Salud de los Trabajadores [online]. 2013, vol.21, n.1, pp.19-30. ISSN 1315-0138.

The principal aims of this study are two: 1) To know the mental and physical health of people suffering workplace harassment; 2) To analyze gender differences in the association between the workplace harassment and health problems. Research design was a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 209 employees (47.4 men and 52.6%) who experienced workplace harassment and a control sample of 209 general population persons who did not experienced workplace harassment. Results showed that employees who experienced workplace harassment had more anxiety and insomnia, depressive and somatic symptoms than employees who did not experienced workplace harassment, differences which were more pronounced in women than in men. Also, employees who experienced workplace harassment also had more number of illness, more medicine consumption and have less self-esteem, social support and more work role dissatisfaction. These results make clear that workplace harassment is a risk for workers’ mental and physical health.

Keywords : Occupational Health; Stalking; Gender Identity.

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