Does psychological well-being mediate the association between experiences of acts of offensive behaviour and turnover among care workers? A longitudinal analysis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1301-1313

  Clausen, Thomas ^a   Hogh, Annie ^b   Carneiro, Isabella Gomes ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bullying; Eldercare; Nursing; Psychosocial work environment; Threats; Unwanted sexual attention; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CAREGIVER; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BULLYING; CAREGIVERS; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876085521     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06121.x     Document Type: Article

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