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Sebastién Tutenges

Sébastien Tutenges

Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer

Sebastién Tutenges

Violent work environments : A survey of bouncers and their experiences of violence, stress and other work-related problems

Author

  • Sébastien Tutenges
  • Thomas Friis Søgaard
  • Lea Trier Krøll
  • Kim Bloomfield
  • Morten Hesse

Summary, in English

Purpose Over the last decade a substantial pool of research has emerged on bouncers and their influence on the safety conditions in nightlife environments. Comparatively little, however, has been written on bouncers themselves and their working conditions. The purpose of this paper is to identify the perceived risks, stress and other work-related problems among bouncers working in Danish nightlife. Design/methodology/approach A survey was conducted. In total, 238 bouncers were contacted and 159 of them completed a questionnaire. Findings In total, 40 percent reported having been threatened with a weapon and 58 percent reported that they had been physically assaulted at work. Moreover, 16 percent reported feeling stressed and 50 percent reported weekly sleeping difficulties. Originality/value These findings highlight some of the costs of working in the night-time economy. They may be used to improve the working conditions of bouncers and, by implication, help improve the general safety conditions in nightlife environments.

Publishing year

2015-01-01

Language

English

Pages

129-141

Publication/Series

International Journal of Workplace Health Management

Volume

8

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Topic

  • Sociology

Keywords

  • Stress
  • Substance abuse
  • Violence
  • Workplace health

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1753-8351