Citation

Hatch-Maillette MA, Scalora MJ, Bader SM, Bornstein BH. Violence Vict. 2007; 22(4): 449-462.

Affiliation

University of Washington Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, Seattle 98105, USA. hatchm@u.washington.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Springer Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17691552

Abstract

Limited data exist analyzing the role of gender in workplace violence in health care settings. This study examined whether different types of threatening incidents with patients (physical, verbal, sexual, or posturing) were salient to male versus female staff across psychiatric settings (inpatient forensic, inpatient acute/chronic psychiatric, and outpatient psychiatric). Results indicated that although women disproportionately experienced sexualized threats, they were not more likely to report such incidents as salient and threatening. The study also assessed the extent to which situational variables contributed to staff's feelings of threat. Results showed that rapport with the patient, quality of relationships with coworkers, and presence of coworkers in the area were not significantly related to how threatened staff felt in a recent threatening incident. Findings are discussed within the context of staff training and organizational benefits.

Language: en