Direct and Indirect Harassment Experiences and Burnout among Academic Faculty in Japan.

Direct and Indirect Harassment Experiences and Burnout among Academic Faculty in Japan. Tohoku J Exp Med. 2018;245(1):37-44 Authors: Takeuchi M, Nomura K, Horie S, Okinaga H, Perumalswami CR, Jagsi R Abstract The purpose of this study is three-fold: (1) to compare harassment (sexual, gender, and academic harassment both directly and indirectly experienced - i.e. "directly harassed" and "have seen or heard of someone who experienced harassment", respectively) experienced by males and females, (2) to investigate whether such experiences correlate with burnout, and (3) to explore whether social support might mitigate any such relationship between harassment and burnout. This cross-sectional study was conducted at a private university in Japan in February 2014 and is based on a work-life balance survey obtained from 330 academic faculty members. We investigated the association between each of the six subcategories of harassment (direct and indirect forms of each of the three types) and burnout using general linear regression models; we then evaluated interactions between harassment and social support in these models. The prevalence of direct and indirect experiences of harassment was higher in females than in males for all three types of harassment. Males showed higher burnout scores if they had direct experiences of harassment. There were significant interactions between social support and the direct experience of harassment; high socia...
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