Organizational justice, justice climate, and somatic complaints: A multilevel investigation

Organizational justice refers to perceived fairness at the workplace. Individual perceptions of injustice have been linked to reduced mental and physical health. However, perceptions of injustice also exist at the aggregate level of departments, reflecting a shared perception, denoted as justice climate. There is evidence that this shared perception independently predicts individual distress levels (e.g., anxiety, depression), which might negatively affect somatic symptom perception and reporting.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research - May 9, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Raphael M. Herr, Jos A. Bosch, Adrian Loerbroks, Bernd Genser, Christian Almer, Annelies E.M. van Vianen, Joachim E. Fischer Source Type: research