Mental health disclosure in the workplace – An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the employee experience

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Niamh Kavanagh, Margaret Heffernan
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Abstract The decision to disclose or not disclose a diagnosis of mental illness (MI) is complex and influenced by a variety of factors. Research into MI disclosure has commonly focused on investigating the singular parts of the disclosure process, thus failing to capture an understanding of the individual’s holistic experience of MI disclosure. This paper seeks to gain an understanding of the phenomenon of workplace MI disclosure from the perspective of the disclosing employee. By doing so we gain an understanding of how they make sense of this experience which should help shape MI workplace policies and practices. Using a qualitative research approach and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), interviews took place with three Irish women who had previously disclosed a mental illness in the workplace. Within the findings, three superordinate themes emerged: (1) Antecedents of Disclosure, (2) Disclosure Outcomes and the Organisation (3) Disclosure Outcomes and the Self. Without an understanding of the consequent impact of disclosure on employees’ post-disclosure work-life, appropriate resources and supports cannot be developed.
工作场所的心理健康披露——对员工体验的解释性现象学分析
精神疾病(MI)诊断是否公开的决定是复杂的,受多种因素的影响。对精神障碍披露的研究通常集中在调查披露过程的单个部分,因此未能捕捉到对个人精神障碍披露的整体体验的理解。本文试图从披露员工的角度来理解职场MI披露现象。通过这样做,我们可以了解他们是如何理解这一经验的,这将有助于制定人工智能工作场所的政策和实践。采用定性研究方法和解释性现象学分析(IPA),对三名以前在工作场所透露患有精神疾病的爱尔兰妇女进行了采访。在研究结果中,出现了三个上级主题:(1)披露的前因;(2)披露结果与组织;(3)披露结果与自我。如果不了解信息披露对员工工作生活的影响,就无法开发相应的资源和支持。
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