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The JDCS model and blue-collar bullying: Decent working conditions for a healthy environment

dc.contributor.authorFinstad G.L.
dc.contributor.authorAriza-Montes A.
dc.contributor.authorGiorgi G.
dc.contributor.authorLecca L.I.
dc.contributor.authorArcangeli G.
dc.contributor.authorMucci N.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:17:52Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:17:52Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier10.3390/ijerph16183411
dc.identifier.citation16, 18, -
dc.identifier.issn16617827
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/4477
dc.descriptionViolence in the workplace and its health consequences still represent one of the main obstacles to obtaining decent working conditions. In particular, blue-collar workers run a greater risk of experiencing episodes of violence, also because of a lack of autonomy and fewer social interactions. According to the work environment hypothesis, factors such as high workload, lack of social support and lack of job control represent the antecedents of workplace bullying. Following the job demand-control-support model (JDCS), violence can be the symptom of a high-strain environment. Moreover, it is still unclear if workplace bullying can mediate the effects of work-related stress on workers’ health outcomes. The aim of the present study is to analyse the relationship between the components of the JDCS and the health of the workers considering workplace bullying as a mediating variable. By a cross sectional study design, we tested the following theoretical hypotheses: first, JDCS components (conceptualized as stress) are supposed to significantly predict the level of workers’ health. Second, workplace bullying is supposed to mediate the relationship between the JDCS components and the level of health. The sample consists of 400 blue-collars from three different Italian companies. Work-related stress, health outcomes and workplace bullying were measured by specific self-administered questionnaires and the relationships between the variables of interest were tested through a structural equation model (SEM) analysis. The results showed that while the direct relationship between the components of the JDCS and the level of psychological health is weaker (standardized path coefficients SPC = 0.21), the partial mediation hypothesis shows that workplace bullying mediate the relationship between JDCS components and health outcomes (χ2/df ratio = 2.70; path from stress to workplace bullying SPC = 0.78; path from workplace bullying to general health SPC = 0.51; p = 0.01). The JDCS components (workload, lack of control, lack of support) are useful predictors for workplace bullying. On the other hand, bullying plays a mediating role between the stress experienced and the health consequences. The present study adds new insights into the relationship between violence seen as a form of social behavioural strain and the psychological health of workers. The theoretical and practical implications are discussed. Future research on blue-collars could use longitudinal designs in order to analyse the relationship between social environment, job design and strain reactions. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.subjectBlue-collars
dc.subjectJob strain
dc.subjectPsychological health
dc.subjectWork-related stress
dc.subjectWorkplace bullying
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectworking conditions
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectbullying
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjecthuman experiment
dc.subjectjob stress
dc.subjectpsychological well-being
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectsocial environment
dc.subjectstructural equation modeling
dc.subjecttheoretical study
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectwork environment
dc.subjectworker
dc.subjectworkload
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectpsychology
dc.subjectsocial support
dc.subjectworkplace
dc.subjectBullying
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectOccupational Health
dc.subjectOccupational Stress
dc.subjectSocial Support
dc.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
dc.subjectWorkload
dc.subjectWorkplace
dc.titleThe JDCS model and blue-collar bullying: Decent working conditions for a healthy environment
dc.typeArticle


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