A survey of the prevalence and predictors of workplace bullying towards the dental hygienist
Autor: | Linda D Boyd, Jacqueline Nicole Petit, Jared Vineyard, Christine Dominick |
---|---|
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
Workplace bullying
medicine.medical_specialty Workplace violence business.industry Bullying 030206 dentistry Dental hygiene Work environment Incivility 03 medical and health sciences Cross-Sectional Studies 0302 clinical medicine Private practice Surveys and Questionnaires Family medicine Completion rate Prevalence medicine Humans Dentistry (miscellaneous) Residence Dental Hygienists 030212 general & internal medicine Workplace business |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Dental Hygiene. 19:332-339 |
ISSN: | 1601-5037 1601-5029 |
DOI: | 10.1111/idh.12493 |
Popis: | OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE Given the lack of research within dentistry as it relates to workplace bullying (WPB), the purpose of this study was to explore the prevalence of WPB and predictors of WPB for dental hygienists in clinical practice. METHODS Cross-sectional survey research was used with a convenience sample of dental hygienists (n = 943) providing patient care to explore WPB. Ninety-three per cent of participants resided in the United States, and 6.9% lived internationally. The survey was shared via social media on Facebook and Instagram group pages, specifically dental focussed. The validated Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) was used to measure the exposure WPB using descriptive, correlation, chi-square and Mann-Whitney U. RESULTS The completion rate was 81% (n = 765). Results showed 21% of participants had experienced WPB now and then, 9.4% several times a week and 2.9% almost daily. Predictors for WPB included highest degree earned (p = -0.03), US (United States) region of residence (p = 0.001), clinical setting (private practice vs. dental service organization) (p |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
Externí odkaz: |