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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Research links workplace bullying with ill-health A new study by the University of Sheffield has uncovered new evidence of a strong link between workplace bullying and the subsequent psychological ill-health of employees. The University of Sheffield carried out a study which was funded by the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health. The study involved studying the effects of bullying on health. The study took place from 2008 to 2009, 3 652 employees participated in the first part of the study and 2 029 employees in the second part of the study. The study shows that bullying from organizational insiders like colleagues, subordinates and superiors, has an effect on stress levels. Approximately 39% of employees in the study reported frequent (either weekly or daily) bullying from colleagues, subordinates or superiors in the previous six months. Results show that the most employees stated bullying behavior came from people inside the organization and this impacted employees’ health the most. Employees protected themselves from the negative health effects of bullying with higher levels of personal optimism and self-esteem and lower workloads. Despite organizational policies and procedures, it still remains difficult to combat bullying. The results from the study show that a successful workplace intervention to deal with bullying may involve boosting employee self-esteem. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-06-30 17:23:34 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Other posts tagged workplace bullying, bullying, employee health: · [How to handle your insecure boss] · [Tips to combat bullying -- for kids or in the workplace] · [Power corrupts: especially when it lacks status] · [Bullying alters brain chemistry, leads to anxiety] · [Pain of ostracism can be deep, long-lasting] · [Study: Popular kids - but not the most popular - more likely to torment peers] · [Anti-bullying program reduces malicious gossip on school playgrounds] · [Six actions to reduce risk of workplace harassment and violence] · [Newsweek piece on what precipitates workplace shootings?] · [49% of UK workers feel bullied at work] · [Who is likely to become a bully, victim, or both?] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: Dopamine impacts your willingness to work People who are willing to work hard for rewards had higher release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in areas of the brain known to play an important role in reward and motivation Posted by: danica on 2012-05-12 10:04:13 Co-workers can be as important as supervisors for effective student internships How internships are high-impact educational practices that can lead to higher levels of learning than those practices found in traditional classroom settings Posted by: danica on 2012-05-11 10:59:49 Comparing suffering may stop people seeking help for depression and anxiety People make inaccurate judgements about their depression and anxiety symptoms based on their perception of the suffering of those around them Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 11:17:17 Long commutes may be hazardous to health Greater commuting distances are associated with decreased cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), increased weight, and other indicators of metabolic risk Posted by: danica on 2012-05-09 09:02:31 National U.K. handwashing campaign improved hygiene and reduced infection The more UK hospitals purchased soap and alcohol handrub, the more levels of MRSA and C. difficile went down Posted by: danica on 2012-05-07 09:05:37 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @ncrtopemployers @yourworkplace @health_nexus - about 16 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: RT @TheEditionEA: A Top Employee Quit: 5 Lessons Learned http://t.co/6R0zVBzL #HR #recruitment - about 17 hours ago wellergize: Wellergize #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/i3rnpyRn â–¸ Top stories today via @hn_top_employer @hriq @skilven @sanddunes08 - 1:08pm May 16, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? O.L.G., for one. Ask us how we can help your organization.
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