Table 5 Association between workplace bullying and mental wellbeing indicators using the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Mental wellbeing indicators | Whole sample (n = 3839) n(W%) | No bullying reported (n = 3394) n(W%) | Bullying reported (n = 444) n(W%) | OR (95%CI) | AOR (95%CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feeling optimistic | 2141 (56·9) | 1910 (57·0) | 230 (56·1) | 0·96 (0·77 − 1·21) | 0·98 (0·78 − 1·23) |
Feeling useful | 2673 (69·4) | 2392 (70·1) | 279 (63·4) | 0·74 (0·58 − 0·94) | 0·74 (0·58 − 0·94) |
Feeling relaxed | 1527 (41·3) | 1392 (42·5) | 133 (30·1) | 0·58 (0·45 − 0·75) | 0·62 (0·48 − 0·80) |
Feeling interested in other people | 2589 (66·1) | 2318 (66·8) | 269 (59·5) | 0·73 (0·59 − 0·90) | 0·72 (0·57 − 0·90) |
Had energy to spare | 1318 (37·4) | 1184 (37·9) | 132 (32·8) | 0·80 (0·63 − 1·02) | 0·86 (0·67 − 1·10) |
Dealing with problems well | 2737 (72·2) | 2461 (73·3) | 274 (62·4) | 0·60 (0·48 − 0·75) | 0·64 (0·51 − 0·80) |
Thinking clearly | 3005 (78·7) | 2701 (79·7) | 302 (69·7) | 0·59 (0·46 − 0·74) | 0·63 (0·50 − 0·80) |
Feeling good about themselves | 2371 (63·9) | 2145 (65·0) | 224 (54·1) | 0·63 (0·51 − 0·78) | 0·65 (0·53 − 0·81) |
Feeling close to other people | 2861 (76·0) | 2577 (77·1) | 282 (65·9) | 0·57 (0·45 − 0·73) | 0·59 (0·46 − 0·76) |
Feeling confident | 2509 (67·0) | 2277 (68·5) | 230 (54·1) | 0·54 (0·44 − 0·67) | 0·57 (0·46 − 0·72) |
Able to make up own mind about things | 3303 (86·1) | 2942 (86·7) | 360 (81·5) | 0·67 (0·50 − 0·89) | 0·70 (0·52 − 0·95) |
Feeling loved | 3147 (85·1) | 2812 (85·7) | 333 (79·8) | 0·66 (0·50 − 0·86) | 0·69 (0·53 − 0·89) |
Interested in new things | 2383 (62·9) | 2108 (62·5) | 273 (65·4) | 1·13 (0·91 − 1·40) | 1·13 (0·91 − 1·40) |
Feeling cheerful | 2642 (70·1) | 2384 (71·4) | 256 (58·8) | 0·57 (0·46 − 0·71) | 0·59 (0·47 − 0·74) |
Mean (SD) | 53·2 (8·2) | 53·5 (8·1) | 50·9 (8·6) | T-test (df) t-test (3810) = 6·37, p < 0·0001 | |