Violence towards psychiatric staff: a comparison of gender, job and environmental characteristics in England and Sweden

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dc.contributor.authorLawoko, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorSoares, Joaquim J. F.
dc.contributor.authorNolan, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-25T13:03:01Z
dc.date.available2022-05-25T13:03:01Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.description.abstractWorkplace violence is receiving increasing attention world-wide, and studies suggest that, for example, nurses and women may be more abused at work than psychiatrists and men. However, there is a lack of cross-cultural data on the topic. Further, relatively few studies have addressed the influence of environmental factors in the occurrence of violence and within a cross-cultural context. The present study compares among other things the nature of violence encountered by female/ male staff (nurses and psychiatrists) in Sweden and England. Psychiatric personnel from England (301 nurses; 74 psychiatrists) and Sweden (745 nurses; 306 psychiatrists) were assessed cross-sectionally by means of a questionnaire covering various areas (e.g. nature of violence). The univariate analyses showed an association between being abused and male gender, young age, being British and a nurse, physical and psychological strain. The multivariate logistic regression confirmed that British nurses and male nurses were the main risk group for exposure to violence. Further, the multivariate analysis indicated that the odds of being abused increased with increasing age, physical strain and dissatisfaction with quality of care. Interventions thus need to be sensitive to gender differences, societal context, professional roles and interactions between them. Further, clinical supervision and team functioning, organizational and environmentally friendly settings may help to reduce violence in mental health care.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStephen Lawoko , Joaquim J. F. Soares & Peter Nolan (2004): Violence towards psychiatric staff: a comparison of gender, job and environmental characteristics in England and Sweden, Work & Stress: An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations, 18:1, 39-55 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678370410001710337en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678370410001710337
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3337
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAn International Journal of Work, Health & Organisationsen_US
dc.subjectGenderen_US
dc.subjectViolenceen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatric nursesen_US
dc.subjectPsychiatristsen_US
dc.subjectCross-culturalen_US
dc.subjectWork and psychological strainen_US
dc.titleViolence towards psychiatric staff: a comparison of gender, job and environmental characteristics in England and Swedenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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