[Prevalence of mobbing in workers and factor risk associates]
1Servicio de Epidemiología, Unidad de Medicina Familiar 15, IMSS, Ciudad de México, México.
Introduction:
In Mexico there is little research to know the magnitude of mobbing.
Objective:
To identify the prevalence of mobbing and characteristics associated in workers.
Material And Methods:
A cross-sectional study of 499 workers who use medical unit. A questionnaire was used to determine the presence of mobbing and various instruments to know the personality, vulnerability to stress, self-esteem and depression. Prevalence odds ratio, dispersion, chi-square and Poisson regression were calculated.
Results:
A prevalence of 36% was found; no significant differences between sex or school level in mobbing presence, 20.2%, were found. Sixty per cent women are perceived as victims of harassment high relative to men (p = 0.04). Workers with low self-esteem have a greater association with high mobbing (p < 0.001).
Conclusion:
The prevalence found is higher than reported in previous studies in Mexico, strong associations between mobbing and personality and emotional disorders were identified.
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