Talking about sex at work depresses PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 11 April 2009 01:57

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Those who laugh are more conversations with the "spicy" are the most affected

A state conducted by researchers from the Rotman School of Management University of Toronto and the Sauder School of Management of British Columbia, Canada, shows that the conversations about sex at work undermining the morale of employees to the point of being depressed, from missing more and feel less valued.

Interestingly, those who laugh most are the conversations with "spicy" are the most affected, the news' 20minutos.

The authors sought to study the effect of the sexual content of conversations in the workplace. Accordingly take into account both the jokes, as well as suggestions from colleagues and discussions about sexual problems.

The aim was to observe and understand that men and women obtain something positive with this conduct. But what occurred was exactly the opposite.

The researchers found that only 25 percent of workers exposed to this subject thought the fun, while others appeared to be less at ease.

Even those who from time to time in the board games have negative symptoms. Thus, according to the study, these people are defaulting, feel less valued and more likely to have symptoms of depression than those to whom the jokes are indifferent.

The results, which serve both for men and women, were published in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Jennifer Berdahl, a professor and co-author of the research leaders and advised employees not to take matters relating to sex work.

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