Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers
Globally, awareness of workplace mental health problems has increased rapidly. Employees need to be able to reflect on their wellbeing and ask for help if needed. Previous research has indicated mental health shame (or shame associated with mental health problems) is a barrier toward self-reflect...
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| author | Yasuhiro Kotera Jessica Jackson Muhammad Aledeh Ann-Marie Edwards Christian Veasey Kristian Barnes Magdalena A. Komorowska Habib Adam Ann Kirkman |
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| description | Globally, awareness of workplace mental health problems has increased rapidly.
Employees need to be able to reflect on their wellbeing and ask for help if
needed. Previous research has indicated mental health shame (or shame associated
with mental health problems) is a barrier toward self-reflection and
help-seeking. Our previous research identified that levels and types of mental
health shame vary greatly across cultures, highlighting a need for a
cross-cultural understanding of mental health shame. Accordingly, this
perspective paper will focus on shame associated with mental health problems
among male workers across cultures, and discuss differences among them in
relation to cultures. Consistently, mental health shame in male workers is
reported high in many cultures. Mental health literacy and wellness activities
such as self-compassion training, organisational approaches to encourage
connectedness and safety are recommended. Insights from our perspective can help
the human resources staff and managers identify helpful approaches for mental
health shame in a diverse workplace. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-129c6a3cb1334d34ab448142b996a64b2024-02-03T14:44:47ZengMRE PressJournal of Men's Health1875-68592023-03-01193657110.22514/jomh.2023.018S1875-6867(23)00476-1Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workersYasuhiro Kotera0Jessica Jackson1Muhammad Aledeh2Ann-Marie Edwards3Christian Veasey4Kristian Barnes5Magdalena A. Komorowska6Habib Adam7Ann Kirkman8School of Health Sciences, University of Nottingham, NG7 2TU Nottingham, UKCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, DE22 1GB Derby, UKKlinik Donaustadt, Wiener Gesundheitsverbund, AT-1220 Vienna, AustriaUniversity of Essex Online, Kaplan Open Learning, Palace House, SE1 9DE London, UKCollege of Business, Law and Social Sciences, University of Derby, DE22 1GB Derby, UKMoriarty, Flynn & Barnes, 308900 Singapore, SingaporeCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, DE22 1GB Derby, UKUniversity of Applied Sciences, FH Technikum Vienna, 1200 Wien, AustriaCollege of Health, Psychology and Social Care, University of Derby, DE22 1GB Derby, UKGlobally, awareness of workplace mental health problems has increased rapidly. Employees need to be able to reflect on their wellbeing and ask for help if needed. Previous research has indicated mental health shame (or shame associated with mental health problems) is a barrier toward self-reflection and help-seeking. Our previous research identified that levels and types of mental health shame vary greatly across cultures, highlighting a need for a cross-cultural understanding of mental health shame. Accordingly, this perspective paper will focus on shame associated with mental health problems among male workers across cultures, and discuss differences among them in relation to cultures. Consistently, mental health shame in male workers is reported high in many cultures. Mental health literacy and wellness activities such as self-compassion training, organisational approaches to encourage connectedness and safety are recommended. Insights from our perspective can help the human resources staff and managers identify helpful approaches for mental health shame in a diverse workplace.https://oss.jomh.org/files/article/20230330-64/pdf/JOMH16336.pdfmental health shameworkplace mental healthmale employeesmen’s mental healthhelp-seekingself-reflectionmasculinityperspective |
| spellingShingle | Yasuhiro Kotera Jessica Jackson Muhammad Aledeh Ann-Marie Edwards Christian Veasey Kristian Barnes Magdalena A. Komorowska Habib Adam Ann Kirkman Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers Journal of Men's Health mental health shame workplace mental health male employees men’s mental health help-seeking self-reflection masculinity perspective |
| title | Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers |
| title_full | Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers |
| title_fullStr | Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers |
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| title_short | Cross-cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers |
| title_sort | cross cultural perspectives on mental health shame among male workers |
| topic | mental health shame workplace mental health male employees men’s mental health help-seeking self-reflection masculinity perspective |
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