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KMID : 0613620180380020394
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Health Social Welfare Review
2018 Volume.38 No. 2 p.394 ~ p.416
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Workplace Discrimination and Its Association with Psychological Distress, Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Ideation among Medical Residents in South Korea
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Choi Bo-Kyoung
Kim Ji-Hwan
Kim Seung-Sup
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Abstract
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Few research has been conducted about the association between workplace discrimination and mental health outcomes among medical residents. This study sought to 1) assess the prevalence of workplace discrimination; and 2) examine the
association between workplace discrimination and mental health outcomes (i.e. psychological distress, depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation) among medical residents, using a cross-sectional dataset of 1,155 Korean medical residents in 2014. Experience of workplace discrimination over the past year and its reason (i.e. gender, educational background, age, appearance, grade, and others) were assessed. Our analysis found that 27.1% (N=216) of male and 42.9% (N=153) of female medical residents experienced workplace discrimination over the past year. Among medical residents who experienced discrimination at work, the most common reasons for discrimination was educational background (32.4%) for male, whereas it was gender (69.3%) for female medical residents. Experience of workplace discrimination showed statistically significant association with psychological distress (PR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.65-3.12), depressive symptoms (PR: 1.56, 95% CI: 1.32-1.83), and suicidal ideation (PR: 1.61, 95% CI: 1.04-2.49) among male whereas statistically significant
association was observed only in the analysis of depressive symptoms (PR: 1.22, 95% CI: 1.00-1.48) among female residents. This study found that workplace discrimination was prevalent among Korean medical residents, and it was associated with mental health problems.
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KEYWORD
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Workplace Discrimination, Psychological Distress, Depressive Symptoms, Suicidal Ideation, Medical Residents
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