The phrase "undermining effects" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe negative impacts or consequences that weaken or diminish something.
Example: "The study revealed several undermining effects of the new policy on employee morale."
Alternatives: "detrimental effects" or "adverse impacts."
Williams maintains that both utilitarianism and Kantian moral theory are deeply implausible because of their integrity undermining effects.
We made clear our lack of enthusiasm for President Mahuad's proposal, which helped pave the way for his ouster and left his country open to the undermining effects of inflation.
In the economic literature, evidence for undermining effects exists for a broader variety of behaviors, in settings that involve a conflict of interest between parties.
Evidence for the undermining effects of rewards in the psychological and economic literatures needs to be applied cautiously to health-related behaviors.
Other safety devices, like bicycle helmets, may have a more subtly undermining effect, at least according to some "risk homeostasis" theorists, who hold that helmets can lead some people, feeling more secure in the knowledge that they're "safe," to ride faster, increasing the potential for accidents, or to ride less often, making them less healthy.
Barnett, Sorensen, Wong, Haug, and Hall (2009) also included a follow-up 4 weeks after removal of the incentive and found no difference between the previously incentivized and the control group, providing no evidence for a persisting undermining effect of the incentive.
Mr. Obama said the talk of war was driving up oil prices and undermining the effect of the sanctions on Iran.
The present study focuses on the improvement of the efficiency of the traditional cookstove in order to address the most pressing problem of drudgery associated with the firewood fetching activity without undermining its effect on indoor air pollution.
In addition, HIF-1 α induces a shift in β-tubulin isoform expression, undermining the effect of microtubule destabilizing agents.
Such conduct has the dangerous effect of undermining operational effectiveness of the work to secure this country and borders on undermining diplomatic relations with our partners in the international community.
It is not unlikely that introducing plain packaging might have some unintended effects that could undermine the effect of the policy.
