Harassment at workplace: Bullying and violence at the workplace might lead to heart disease and stroke
| Nov 20, 2018, 17:28 IST
A new study has found that people who experience bullying or violence at their workplace are more prone to heart conditions like attacks and stroke and are also more prone to brain blood vessel problems. "If there is a causal link between bullying or violence at work and cardiovascular disease, then the removal of workplace bullying would mean we could avoid five per cent of all cardiovascular cases, and the eradication of violence at work would avoid more than three per cent of all cases" said a researcher.
"Workplace bullying and workplace violence are distinct social stressors at work. Only 10 to 14 per cent of those exposed to at least one type of exposure were suffering from the other at the same time," the researcher added. The team studied and examined around 79,000 individuals and found that bullying usually occurred within the workplace from colleagues. "It is important to prevent workplace bullying and workplace violence from happening, as they constitute major stressors for those exposed and have policies for intervening if bullying or violence occurs," they said. Stay tuned for more updates.
"Workplace bullying and workplace violence are distinct social stressors at work. Only 10 to 14 per cent of those exposed to at least one type of exposure were suffering from the other at the same time," the researcher added. The team studied and examined around 79,000 individuals and found that bullying usually occurred within the workplace from colleagues. "It is important to prevent workplace bullying and workplace violence from happening, as they constitute major stressors for those exposed and have policies for intervening if bullying or violence occurs," they said. Stay tuned for more updates.