High strain and low social support at work as risk factors for being the target of third-party workplace violence among healthcare sector workers
| Autor: | Balducci, C., Vignoli, M., Rosa, G. D., Consiglio, C. |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Balducci C., Vignoli M., Rosa G.D., Consiglio C. |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cross-Sectional Studie
job strain healthcare workers Risk Factor Health Personnel Health Care Sector Social Support Health-care worker demand-control model health-care workers low social support third-party workplace violence Cross-Sectional Studies Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Surveys and Questionnaire Humans Workplace Violence Original Article Third-party workplace violence Workplace Stress Psychological Human |
| Zdroj: | La Medicina del Lavoro |
| ISSN: | 2532-1080 0025-7818 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Healthcare workers are particularly vulnerable to third-party workplace violence. The experience of work-related stress, by threatening the psychological balance of healthcare workers, making them less effective in man-aging the relationship with patients and their family members, may significantly contribute to third-party violence. Objective: To investigate whether stress-related psychosocial situations at work as defined by the widely known Demand-Control model, and the level of work-related social support, act as risk factors for third-party violence among healthcare workers. Specifically, we explored whether the risk of violence is higher in situations associated with higher levels of work-related stress (i.e., active or passive situations, and especially the high strain situation) when compared to a work situation related to lower levels of stress (i.e., low strain situation). We also explored whether the risk of violence is lower at higher levels of social support. Method: Cross-sectional study on 633 healthcare workers. Psychosocial work situations and third-party workplace violence have been operationalized by using well validated scales. Results: Logistic regressions including a number of relevant covariates (e.g., gender, job role, night shift work) revealed that, compared to a low strain situation, an active or passive situation had an increased risk for workplace violence. However, the highest risk was observed for a high strain situation (i.e., the situation associated with the highest level of work-related stress). High social support acted as a protective factor. Conclusion: Healthcare work-ers’ experience of stress at work may make them more vulnerable to third-party violence. Ensuring better psychosocial working conditions may contribute to the prevention of workplace violence and its consequences. |
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