@article{ref1,
title="Consequences of exposure to violence, aggression, and sexual harassment in private security work: a mediation model",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2020",
author="Herrmann, Alexander and Seubert, Christian and Glaser, Jürgen",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="While exposure to violence and aggression is well known for its detrimental effects on employees' health as well as organizational outcomes, certain high-risk work  domains have scarcely been researched. Thus, this study set out to determine  negative consequences of work-related exposure to four forms of harmful behaviors in  private security. In a sample of 487 German-speaking security guards, 23% had  experienced outsider-initiated violence, 56% aggressive acts, 30% vicarious violent  acts, and 3% were sexually harassed over the past 12 months. Additionally, 19%  reported substantial to extreme worries about violence. By presenting an integrated  model of negative consequences to outsider-initiated violent, aggressive as well as  sexual harassing acts, we strived to extend previous research by showing that  turnover intention (as an ultimate negative behavioral outcome) is only indirectly  related to these experiences via worries about violence and psychosomatic  complaints. Structural equation modeling provided support for the model and  plausibility for a sequential &quot;two-step&quot; prediction of turnover intention. Further,  we provided support that worries about violence are not solely triggered by directly  experiencing physical violence but also vicarious violence, aggressive acts, and  sexual harassment. Consistent with previous studies, worries about violence were  identified as a central mediator in the transmission process from exposure to  harmful behaviors at work to negative consequences, that is, psychosomatic  complaints and turnover intention. Our findings have implications for the detailed  understanding of consequences emerging from exposure to workplace violence and  aggression as well as the development of effective prevention strategies especially  in high-risk occupations such as private security.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260520984432",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260520984432"
}