Saf Health Work.
2024 Sep;15(3):245-254. 10.1016/j.shaw.2024.05.002.
Prevalence of Workplace Microaggressions and Racial Discrimination: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- 2Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- 3Medical Biology Research Centre, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- 4Department of Business Analytics & Systems, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, AL10 9EU, UK
- 5Student Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
- 6Research Center for NonCommunicable Diseases, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
- KMID: 2559860
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.shaw.2024.05.002
Abstract
- Background
In recent years, the rise of workplace racial discrimination and microaggressions has decreased the efficiency and productivity of organizations and institutions, and realization of organizational goals globally. Accordingly, it was decided to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis in the present study with the aim of investigating the prevalence of microaggression and racial discrimination in the workplace.
Methods
The PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar databases were systematically searched for studies that had reported the effects of work stress among managers. The search did include a lower time limit and was conducted in June 2023. The heterogeneity of the studies was investigated using the I2 index, and accordingly random effects method was adopted for meta-analysis. Data analysis was conducted with the Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (v.2) software.
Results
In the review of seven studies with a sample size of 2998 people, the overall prevalence of microaggression and racial discrimination in the workplace was found to be 73.6% and 18.8%, respectively. Publication bias within the selected studies was examined with the Egger's test, which indicated the absence of publication bias for the pooled prevalence of workplace microaggression (p: 0.264) and for the pooled prevalence of workplace racial discrimination (p: 0.061).
Conclusion
The results obtained from this report indicate the high impact of micro-aggression and racial discrimination in the workplace. Considering the negative effects of such behaviours, the findings from this study will be helpful to managers and health policymakers.
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