Recent Research Funding Highlight from Dr. Burch's lab

Investigating the Spillover and Crossover Effects of Workplace Incivility on Family Health and Behavior.

Exposure to psychosocial “hazards” at work (i.e., workplace incivility) increase both the development and exacerbation of emotional and mental health problems, which can spillover into employees home lives, impacting the health and behavior of their families. Estimates suggest that more than 50% of employees experience workplace incivility on a weekly basis, however, the mechanisms by which workplace incivility spills over into employee’s home life to impact their own health/behavior, as well as that of their families, are not well understood. The present study contributes to the growing evidence that supports work influences on health/behavior, through examining the mechanisms that contribute to the spillover and crossover of workplace incivility into the family domain to impact individual and family health/behavior. Participants will consist of 100 full-time employees (i.e., working 35 or more hours per week) and their cohabitants, for a total sample of 200 individuals. After completing baseline measures, participants will complete surveys for two working weeks (10 days total), with follow-up measures completed at 3- and 6- months. Multilevel modeling will be used to examine spillover and crossover effects, as well as the impact of daily experienced workplace incivility on chronic individual and family health/behavior outcomes. The project has three specific aims: 1) to determine the mechanisms that facilitate spillover of workplace incivility on individual’s at-home health and behavior; 2) to examine crossover of workplace incivility on family health and behavior; and 3) to identify short-term dynamic phenomena that facilitate chronic outcomes in individuals’ home lives.

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