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dc.contributor.authorRoss, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorMathieu, Sharna L.
dc.contributor.authorWardhani, Rachmania
dc.contributor.authorGullestrup, Jorgen
dc.contributor.authorKõlves, Kairi
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T01:48:00Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T01:48:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifier.issn1664-0640
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyt.2021.629262
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/404453
dc.description.abstractYoung Australian males working in the construction industry are twice as likely to take their own lives than other young Australian males. This group is also at high risk for poor mental health and alcohol and other drug related harm. Previous research has indicated a bullying culture within this industry, directed particularly toward apprentices and those new to the industry. This Australian study applied an exploratory sequential mixed methods design to explore issues faced by apprentices, estimate the prevalence of bullying and explore the factors associated with bullying and the mental health of apprentices. The results revealed that a substantial proportion of construction industry apprentices experience workplace bullying, are exposed to suicidal behaviors, and personally experience suicidal ideation. Multivariate analyses showed that bullying in apprentices was significantly associated with greater psychological distress, as well as being a 3rd year apprentice or not currently in an active apprenticeship. Results also indicated that bullying may be associated with substance use, lower levels of well-being, working nights away from home, the plumbing trades, and working for larger organizations. The outcomes from this study have important implications for the construction industry and will be vital for informing policies and evidence-based interventions to address bullying and mental health in this sector.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom629262
dc.relation.ispartofjournalFrontiers in Psychiatry
dc.relation.ispartofvolume12
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth services and systems
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPublic health
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4206
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4410
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.titleFactors associated with workplace bullying and the mental health of construction industry apprentices: A mixed methods study
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationRoss, V, Factors associated with workplace bullying and the mental health of construction industry apprentices: A mixed methods study, Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021, 12, pp. 629262
dcterms.licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.date.updated2021-05-13T02:00:06Z
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gro.rights.copyright© 2021 Ross, Mathieu, Wardhani, Gullestrup and Kõlves. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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gro.griffith.authorRoss, Victoria
gro.griffith.authorKolves, Kairi


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