The negative health effects of external whistleblowing: A study of some key factors
- Authors
- Park, Heungsik; Lewis, David
- Issue Date
- Dec-2018
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
- Keywords
- Negative health effects; External whistleblowing; Key factors
- Citation
- SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, v.55, no.4, pp 387 - 395
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
- Volume
- 55
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 387
- End Page
- 395
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/1826
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.soscij.2018.04.002
- ISSN
- 0362-3319
1873-5355
- Abstract
- Blowing the whistle is a pro-social behaviour which can be highly effective if wrongdoing could be corrected without any adverse consequences for the person alleging or reportingit. However it is also risky and can cost whistleblowers their jobs and economic security as well as physical health and mental well-being. The purpose of this study was to identify the negative health effects-physical, behavioral, emotional, and mental-of whistleblowing and to examine the impact on these effects of dismissal, number of employees who blew the whistle in a group, income, and the passage of time. We statistically analysed survey data from external whistleblowers who had been identified by the news media in South Korea. This research differs from previous studies that explored the negative health effects of whistleblowing but did not distinguish between internal and external reporting. Our study contributes to the literature on the negative health effects experienced by whistleblowers and has implications for how to better protect them. (C) 2018 Western Social Science Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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