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49th Annual Convention; Denver, CO; 2023

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Paper Session #2
Mental Health Outcomes of Workplace Behavior: A Multi-Approach Study to Understanding the Effects of Racism Across Business Industries
Saturday, May 27, 2023
10:00 AM–10:25 AM
Hyatt Regency, Mineral Hall A-C
Area: OBM
Chair: Lamar Gregory Richards (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Adams Institute for the Arts and Humanities; Kenan Flagler Business School )
 
Mental Health Outcomes of Workplace Behavior: A Multi-Approach Study to Understanding the Effects of Racism Across Business Industries
Domain: Applied Research
LAMAR GREGORY RICHARDS (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Adams Institute for the Arts and Humanities; Kenan Flagler Business School)
 
Abstract: Adverse experiences in the workplace can do much more than lower productivity and decrease efficiency, as proven by Nielsen et al. (2015), negative workplace experiences can mean life or death. Their study found that people who are currently, or have previously, experienced workplace bullying are at greater risk of suicidal ideation. This study will assess the mental health outcomes of race-based discrimination in the workplace by evaluating reporting practices of corporate employees across multiple racial groups. The study will also build upon prior work in this field, including the work of Pascoe and Richman (2009), which found that perceived discrimination produces significantly heightened stress responses and is linked to nonparticipation in healthy behaviors, and Jones et al. (2021) which argued that discrimination may be associated with cigarette smoking and alcohol use among Black young male adults. This study measures the mental health outcomes associated with race-based discrimination in the workplace via survey research methodology to evaluate three self-reported data points: workplace environment and previous interactions in the workplace, existence of a depressive disorder using PHQ-9, and the existence of an anxiety disorder using GAD-7.
 
 

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