Abstract
Objective: To explore how managers find out about common mental disorders (CMDs) among employees and associations with managers' work- and knowledge-related characteristics and attitude to CMDs. Methods: Data from an online survey in 2017 with Swedish managers (n = 1810) were used. Different ways managers find out about CMDs were measured, and multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted for associations with manager characteristics. Results: Few managers found out about CMDs themselves; another source was more common, for example, employees' self-disclosure. Managers' overseeing fewer subordinates and those with a negative attitude to depression were more likely to find out about CMDs themselves. The significance of mental health training and education could not be established. Conclusion: Managers' awareness about employees' CMDs mainly came about through employees' self-disclosure. Managers' attitudes and work conditions were related to the way of finding out.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 975-984 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Volume | 63 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2021 |
Keywords
- attitude
- common mental disorders
- managers
- mental health
- workplace prevention
- SICKNESS ABSENCE
- HEALTH-PROBLEMS
- WORK
- ATTITUDES
- ILLNESS
- DEPRESSION
- INTERVENTIONS
- PERFORMANCE
- DISCLOSURE
- BARRIERS