Violence and aggression against the police: Perceived coping ability as a buffer of the relationship between workplace violence and strain

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonja Mueller
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Coping Ability ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Effect of Workplace Violence on Turnover Intention: The Mediating Roles of Job Control, Psychological Demands, and Social Support

2020 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
pp. 004695802096931
Author(s):  
Te-Feng Yeh ◽  
Yu-Chia Chang ◽  
Wei-Hsin Feng ◽  
Multiple sclerosis ◽  
Cheng-Chia Yang
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Turnover Intention ◽  
Psychological Needs ◽  
Job Control ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Staff Turnover ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Psychological Demands

Exposing nursing staff to workplace violence workplace violence (WV) affects their psychological, emotional, and physical health; engenders increased workload; affects the medical reciprocity between nurses and patients; and ultimately leads to staff turnover intention. To preventing WV, development of intervention strategies and WV prevention measures are crucial. This study discusses the mediating effect of job control, psychological needs, and social support on WV and turnover intention. Through this discussion, this study aims to aid medical institutions in reducing their nursing staff turnover rate and to provide a reference for hospital management and decision making. A cross-sectional research method was adopted and conducted quantitative research to prove the complexity of the relationship between WV and turnover intention. Participants comprised clinical nurses working in 2 regional teaching hospital in central Taiwan. A total of 268 questionnaires were distributed, and 213 completed questionnaires were returned. Of the returned questionnaires, 198 contained valid responses, yielding a response rate of 73.9%. Our results demonstrated the mechanisms through which psychological demands and social support mediate the relationship between WV and turnover intention. This study determined the mediating effects of psychological demands and social support. The results expand the findings of previous research and demonstrate the complexity of the relationship between WV and turnover intention. Hospitals should formulate effective mechanisms for preventing and addressing incidents of WV, improve their ability to address and regulate violent incidents in clinics, reduce the psychological pressure exerted on employees, and establish communication channels for social support.

scholarly journals Impact of workplace violence and compassionate behaviour in hospitals on stress, sleep quality and subjective health status among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. e019373 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-E Zhang ◽  
Wenhui Liu ◽  
Jinghui Wang ◽  
Yu Shi ◽  
Fengzhe Xie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Subjective Health ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Subjective Health Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Relationship

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to describe the current state of workplace violence (WPV) and compassionate behaviour towards nurses and to explain how they affect nurses’ stress, sleep quality and subjective health status.DesignA cross-sectional online survey study.SettingThe survey was conducted across eight provinces in China.ParticipantsA total of 1024 nurses were recruited to complete an online questionnaire survey from February to May 2016 in China.ResultsApproximately 75.4% participants had experienced some form of violence. Most of the participants experienced WPV such as verbal violence (65.2%), made difficulties (54.5%), tarnished reputation (37.5%), mob behaviour (34.9%), intimidation behaviour (18.8%), physical violence (14.6%) and sexual harassment (5.9%). In this study, 92.4% participants experienced compassionate behaviour from their coworkers (84.9%), supervisors (67.3%), and from their patients (65.3%). The results show that the exposure to WPV behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (β=0.295, p<0.01), sleep quality (β=−0.198, p<0.01) and subjective health status (β=−0.252, p<0.01) of nurses. The exposure to compassionate behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (β=−0.229, p<0.01), sleep quality (β=0.326, p<0.01) and subjective health status (β=0.342, p<0.01) of nurses. The results of the mediation analysis showed that psychological stress is a partial mediator in the relationship between violence and sleep quality (β=−0.458, p<0.01) and between violence and subjective health (β=−0.425, p<0.01). Moreover, psychological stress also partially mediated the relationship between compassionate behaviour and sleep quality (β=−0.473, p<0.01), and between compassionate behaviour and subjective health (β=−0.405, p<0.01).ConclusionIn China, most nurses have experienced different forms of WPV from patients and/or their relatives, as well as experiencing various forms of compassionate behaviour from their coworkers, supervisors and/or patients. This study investigates the prevalence of the different types of WPV and compassionate behaviour. Several aspects of harm to nurses from exposure to violence is confirmed. We found that WPV can damage nurses’ health outcomes, while compassionate behaviours were beneficial to their health outcomes. A harmonious nursing environment should be provided to minimise threats to nurses’ health status.

scholarly journals Workplace Violence and Employee Engagement: The Mediating Role of Work Environment and Organizational Culture

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402093588
Author(s):  
Zohra Saleem ◽  
Zhou Shenbei ◽  
Ayaz Muhammad Hanif
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Customer Care ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Employees working across all domains of professions are exposed to workplace violence (WPV). Few researchers have investigated the effects of WPV on employee engagement (EE) and the impact of the work environment and organizational culture on their relationship. The aim of this research is to describe the effect of WPV on EE and clarify the relationship between WPV, work environment, organizational culture, and EE. A cross-sectional study was performed on the data, collected from 178 alumni of a university, currently employed in caring, customer care, managerial, and technology professions in Pakistan. Structural equation modeling (SEM), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey post hoc tests were employed for data analysis. The results showed that 88.7% of respondents had experienced WPV during the last 12 months. Significant differences existed in the work-related harassment and physical violence reported by occupational groupings. WPV had a significant direct negative effect on EE (β = −.556**), work environment (β = −.440) and organizational culture (β = −.758**). Furthermore, the work environment (β = −.123**) and organizational culture (β = −.157**) have a significant negative effect on EE, and both mediated the relationship between WPV and EE. The results show that employees working in caring and customer care are exposed to considerable risk of WPV. The findings underscore that a supportive work environment and positive organizational culture play a mediating role between WPV and EE among employees.

scholarly journals Challenge and hope for parents who have cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-147
Author(s):  
Yuko Akagawa ◽  
Sachiko Makabe ◽  
Tomoko Ito ◽  
Yutaka Kimura ◽  
Hideaki Andoh
Keyword(s):  
Disease Duration ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Stress Coping ◽  
Parental Cancer ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coping Ability ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Parents who have cancer face particular problems in their relationships with children. This study aims to clarify 1) the current status of challenge/hope in parental cancer, 2) the factors related to challenge/hope, and 3) the relationship between challenge/hope and QOL/stress-coping ability. Cross-sectional national survey was conducted at designated cancer hospitals in Japan. Participants were undergoing cancer treatment and have children under 18 years old. The questionnaire included demographic data, QOL, ability to cope with stress, and challenge/hope. From 11 hospitals, 54 patients (response rate: 79.4%) participated. Majority of participants were female (72.2%) with the mean age of 39.3 ± 5.3 (SD). The total score was QOL (FACT-G: 50.4 ± 16.2), stress-coping ability (SOC: 46.7 ± 10.4). The main challenges were an inability to fulfill the parental role and children’s mental suffering due to loneliness. The main aspects of hope were the value of the children’s present self, being a parent, and strengthening family bonds. Gender and disease duration were significantly related with challenge/hope. Challenge was significantly related with QOL/stress-coping ability. Parents who have cancer derive hope from their relationship with their children, although they feel a gap between their ideal role/value as a parent and their current status.

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