Lee Na-Rae, Kim Sang-Woo, Joo Jae-Han, Lee Jae-Han, Lee June-Hee, Lee Kyung-Jae
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Ann Occup Environ Med. 2022 Jun 10;34:e13. doi: 10.35371/aoem.2022.34.e13. eCollection 2022.
Work is an inseparable element of a person's life, and violence in the workplace has various effects on individual workers and companies. While most studies have focused on specific industries, very few studies have investigated the influence of workplace violence by co-workers. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the association between workplace violence and work-related depression/anxiety in various occupations by differentiating the perpetrators of violence as co-workers and clients.
This study was conducted based on data from the 4th and 5th Korean Working Conditions Surveys (KWCS). The experience of workplace violence was classified in terms of the perpetrator: workplace violence by co-workers and that by clients. Work-related depression and anxiety were assessed using questions about health problems related to depression and anxiety and whether the problems were related to work. Descriptive statistics, χ tests, and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed using the SPSS 26.0.
After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics (age, education, income, subjective health status) and occupational characteristics (occupation, weekly working hours, type of employment, size of workplace, and shift work), male workers with experience of workplace violence by co-workers were found to be at a higher risk of work-related depression/anxiety (odds ratio [OR], 11.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 8.65-15.36). The same was confirmed for female workers (OR, 10.89; 95% CI, 7.90-15.02).
Employees who experienced workplace violence from co-workers were found to be more vulnerable to work-related depression/anxiety. Continuous contact between the victim and the perpetrator may occur, and the possibility of a secondary assault can frighten the victim. Appropriate prevention and intervention measures that focus on the perpetrators of violence are needed.
工作是一个人生活中不可或缺的一部分，职场暴力对个体员工和公司有多种影响。虽然大多数研究集中在特定行业，但很少有研究调查同事间职场暴力的影响。因此，本研究旨在通过区分暴力实施者是同事还是客户，评估职场暴力与不同职业中与工作相关的抑郁/焦虑之间的关联。
本研究基于韩国第四次和第五次工作条件调查（KWCS）的数据进行。职场暴力经历根据实施者进行分类：同事间的职场暴力和客户造成的职场暴力。使用关于与抑郁和焦虑相关的健康问题以及这些问题是否与工作相关的问题来评估与工作相关的抑郁和焦虑。使用SPSS 26.0进行描述性统计、χ检验和多元逻辑回归分析。
在调整社会人口学特征（年龄、教育程度、收入、主观健康状况）和职业特征（职业、每周工作小时数、就业类型、工作场所规模和轮班工作）后，发现有同事间职场暴力经历的男性员工患与工作相关的抑郁/焦虑的风险更高（优势比[OR]，11.52；95%置信区间[CI]，8.65 - 15.36）。女性员工也得到了同样的结果（OR，10.89；95% CI，7.90 - 15.02）。
发现经历同事间职场暴力的员工更容易患与工作相关的抑郁/焦虑。受害者和施暴者之间可能会持续接触，二次攻击的可能性会使受害者感到恐惧。需要针对暴力实施者采取适当的预防和干预措施。
