Are there health effects of harassment in the workplace? A gender-sensitive study of the relationships between work and neck pain

If confirmed in prospective studies, these results suggest that interventions to prevent harassment in the workplace may help reduce musculoskeletal disorders in the workplaces and that workplace programmes to reduce harassment inThe workplace should include prevention of sexual harassment.

Abstract

While taking into account relevant personal factors and previously identified workplace physical and psychosocial risk factors, this gender-based study identifies new work exposures associated with neck pain that have not previously been studied, including unwanted sexual attention, intimidation and difficult or tense situations with the public.