Department of Public Health, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Institute of Health Services Research, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Oct 11;19(20):12992. doi: 10.3390/ijerph192012992.
This study examined the relationship between workplace mistreatment, including discrimination, abuse, and overworking, and health problems among full-time workers prior to and during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in South Korea.
We analyzed data from the 2017 and 2020-2021 Korean Working Conditions Surveys, including the final sample of 44,425 participants. Multiple logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between workplace mistreatment and health problems among workers by gender. Interaction analysis was conducted to establish the association between the COVID-19 pandemic and health problems related to mistreatment. The occupational, demographic, and socioeconomic backgrounds were adjusted.
We found a significant association between workplace mistreatment and health problems, including headaches, eyestrain, and anxiety. The association increased after the COVID-19 pandemic: "discrimination" (men (OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.93-2.65), women (OR 2.73, 95% CI 2.36-3.17)); abuse (men (OR 5.42, 95% CI 2.87-10.23), women (OR 4.70, 95% CI 3.12-7.08)); and overworking: men (OR 2.36, 95% CI 2.01-2.77), women (OR 3.52, 95% CI 2.68-4.61). The interaction indicates an increased incidence of people having health problems due to workplace mistreatment (OR 1.03, 95% CI 1.00-1.06) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statistically, employees who experience workplace mistreatment have worse health conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the job environment and increased the association between workplace mistreatment and health problems. To eliminate the health problems related to workplace mistreatment, it is necessary to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on work and employee health conditions.
本研究考察了韩国新冠肺炎疫情爆发前后全职工作者在职场中遭受的包括歧视、虐待和过度工作等形式的虐待与健康问题之间的关系。
我们分析了 2017 年和 2020-2021 年韩国工作条件调查的数据，最终样本包括 44425 名参与者。我们采用多因素逻辑回归分析了不同性别工作者遭受职场虐待与健康问题之间的关系。我们还进行了交互分析，以确定新冠肺炎疫情与与虐待相关的健康问题之间的关联。调整了职业、人口统计学和社会经济背景因素。
我们发现职场虐待与健康问题之间存在显著关联，包括头痛、眼疲劳和焦虑。新冠肺炎疫情后，这种关联有所增加：“歧视”（男性（OR 2.26，95%CI 1.93-2.65），女性（OR 2.73，95%CI 2.36-3.17））；虐待（男性（OR 5.42，95%CI 2.87-10.23），女性（OR 4.70，95%CI 3.12-7.08））；过度工作：男性（OR 2.36，95%CI 2.01-2.77），女性（OR 3.52，95%CI 2.68-4.61）。交互作用表明，由于新冠肺炎疫情，职场虐待导致更多人出现健康问题（OR 1.03，95%CI 1.00-1.06）。
从统计学角度来看，遭受职场虐待的员工健康状况更差。新冠肺炎疫情影响了工作环境，并增加了职场虐待与健康问题之间的关联。为了解决与职场虐待相关的健康问题，有必要解决新冠肺炎疫情对工作和员工健康状况的影响。
