Perceived violence climate: A new construct and its relationship to workplace physical violence and verbal aggression, and their potential consequences

Work and Stress

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-130

  Spector, Paul E ^a   Coulter, Martha L ^a   Stockwell, Heather G ^a   Matz, Mary W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare; Perceived violence; Verbal aggression; Violence climate; Work related stress

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; VERBAL HOSTILITY; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

EID: 34447128213     PISSN: 02678373     EISSN: 14645335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02678370701410007     Document Type: Article

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