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To estimate the prevalence of workplace bullying among construction apprentices and evaluate its relationship with mental health and occupational factors.

May 14, 2021Frontiers in PsychiatryOpen Access

Factors Associated With Workplace Bullying and the Mental Health of Construction Industry Apprentices: A Mixed Methods Study

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To estimate the prevalence of workplace bullying among construction apprentices and evaluate its relationship with mental health and occupational factors.
Conducted an exploratory sequential mixed methods study among construction apprentices in Australia.
Applied multivariate analyses to measure associations between workplace bullying, apprenticeship duration, trade type, psychological distress, and suicidal behaviors.
Workplace bullying was significantly associated with greater psychological distress, being a third-year apprentice, and holding inactive apprenticeship status.
A substantial proportion of apprentices reported exposure to suicidal behaviors and personal suicidal ideation.
Bullying demonstrated qualitative associations with increased substance use, reduced well-being, working away from home, employment in larger firms, and plumbing trades.

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Mixed methods study links workplace bullying to elevated psychological distress and suicidal ideation in construction apprentices, highlighting the need for industry mental health interventions.

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Ross et al. (2021) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0992cb59b902245b45e918 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.629262

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Mixed methods study links workplace bullying to elevated psychological distress and suicidal ideation in construction apprentices, highlighting the need for industry mental health interventions.

Factors Associated With Workplace Bullying and the Mental Health of Construction Industry Apprentices: A Mixed Methods Study

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Factors Associated With Workplace Bullying and the Mental Health of Construction Industry Apprentices: A Mixed Methods Study

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