Association of Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault With Midlife Women’s Mental and Physical Health

Thurston, Rebecca C.; Chang, Yue‐Fang; Matthews, Karen A.; Känel, Roland von; Koenen, Karestan C.

doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2018.4886

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“…The distinction between the two types of epidemiological design was often blurred. For example, the study by Thurston et al (2019), was described by the authors as “a prospective cohort study” although it was a cross-sectional study with retrospective reporting of violent experiences.…”

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Sleep Problems and Workplace Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Background: This systematic review with meta-analysis was carried out to study the relationship between workplace violence and sleep problems.Methods: The PRISMA statement was used to conduct a systematic search of the literature on PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, Sociological abstract, DOAJ, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases. Of the original number of 749 studies, 34 were included in the systematic review, and 7 in the meta-analysis.Results: A total of 119,361 participants from 15 different countries took part in these studies which were published between 1999 and 2019. Significant heterogeneity was observed among the studies (I2 = 96%). In a random-effects meta-analysis model, pooled odds ratio (OR) analysis revealed that there was a direct relationship between occupational exposure to violence and sleep problems (OR = 2.55; 95% CI = 1.77–3.66). According to the GRADE guidelines, the quality of evidence of the association was low.Conclusions: The findings of this study demonstrate that occupational exposure to physical, verbal, or sexual violence is associated with sleep problems. Further research on the relationship between violence and sleep is needed so that appropriate measures can be taken to prevent violence and improve sleep hygiene in the workplace.Trial Registration Number: PROSPERO International prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42019124903) February 9, 2019.

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Sleep Problems and Workplace Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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“…For instance, women employed in a male-dominated occupations may be more exposed to power relations that result in discrimination or even sexual harassment [45]. Both discrimination and sexual harassment have been associated with poorer health outcomes through, among others, risk factors related to unhealthy behaviour (e.g., smoking) and to physiological stress responses (e.g., high BP) [46,47]. This is consistent with our observations of a higher odds of smoking and higher systolic BP among women with a male-dominated occupation.…”

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Gender-related characteristics and disparities in estimated cardiovascular disease risk in a multi-ethnic general population: The HELIUS study

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Tan

et al. 2021

International Journal of Cardiology

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Background: Differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk between men and women have been widely reported. However, risk differences by gender-related characteristics (sociocultural characteristics) have been poorly studied, although these characteristics may associate with cardiovascular health. We explored associations of three gender-related characteristics with estimated CVD risk in men and women within various ethnic groups. Methods: We used baseline data of 9185 participants of six ethnic groups of the HELIUS study (Amsterdam, the Netherlands), aged 40-65 years, without CVD and diabetes. We studied the associations of three genderrelated characteristics (time per week doing household work, primary earner status, performing a male-or female-dominated occupation) with CVD risk as estimated with SCORE algorithm using linear regression analyses. Analyses were stratified by sex, and adjusted for age and socioeconomic status. Next, we explored whether associations differed across ethnic groups. Results: Individuals who were no primary earners had a 6% (beta 0.94; 95% CI 0.88-1.01; men) and 8% (beta 0.92; 95% CI 0.90-0.95; women) lower CVD risk than primary earners. Performing a female-dominated versus maledominated occupation was associated with a 7% lower CVD risk in women (beta 0.93; 95% CI 0.88-0.99), but not in men. Time spent on household work was not associated with CVD risk. These associations were mostly consistent across ethnic groups. Conclusion: Masculine gender-related characteristics were associated with a higher estimated CVD risk across ethnic groups, specifically, being the primary earner (men and women) and performing a male-dominated occupation (women). Our findings may in future help to identify specific high-risk groups.

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“…Although estimates vary, sexual harassment is highly prevalent 2. Other studies have identified serious physical and mental health sequelae of sexual harassment 34. Sexual harassment also leads many to leave their employment, leading to substantial financial stress.…”

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