Workplace violence and its effect on burnout and turnover attempt among Chinese medical staff

The present study was to evaluate workplace violence and examine its effect on job burnout and turnover attempt among medical staff in China. A total of 2,020 medical employees were selected from Fujian province by using stratified cluster sampling method. The Chinese version of the Workplace Violen...

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Published in:Archives of environmental & occupational health 2016-11, Vol.71 (6), p.330-337
Main Authors: Chen, Shiying, Lin, Shaowei, Ruan, Qishuang, Li, Huangyuan, Wu, Siying
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Burnout, Professional - epidemiology
Burnout, Professional - etiology
China
China - epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
job burnout
Job Satisfaction
Male
medical staff
Medical Staff - psychology
Middle Aged
Personnel Turnover - statistics & numerical data
Prevalence
turnover attempt
Workplace - psychology
workplace violence
Workplace Violence - psychology
Workplace Violence - statistics & numerical data
Young Adult
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Summary:The present study was to evaluate workplace violence and examine its effect on job burnout and turnover attempt among medical staff in China. A total of 2,020 medical employees were selected from Fujian province by using stratified cluster sampling method. The Chinese version of the Workplace Violence Scale and the Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey were used to measure the workplace violence and job burnout, respectively. Other potential influencing factors for job burnout and turnover attempt were collected using a structured questionnaire. The incidence of workplace violence among medical staff was 48.0%. Workplace violence had a positive correlation with emotional exhaustion and cynicism and a negative correlation with professional efficacy. Workplace violence, marital status, employment type, working time (≥ 10 h/day), performance recognition, and life satisfaction were significant predictors for turnover attempt among Chinese medical staff.
ISSN:1933-8244
2154-4700
DOI:10.1080/19338244.2015.1128874