Intentional Injury in the Workplace: Identification and Prevention of Physical and Non-Physical Workplace Violence

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• Personal Author:
  Veel-Brice SL
• Description:
  Little is known about characteristics of non-fatal workplace violence. In the general population younger age, being a Person of Color, and being male are associated with an individual's higher risk of victimization and their lower likelihood to report victimization to the police. Yet limited research has been done to evaluate if this is the case for incidents occurring in the workplace. While research addressing workplace violence is being conducted, national data is limited and much of the research is over a decade old (Duhart, 2001). Additionally, there is great variability by occupation in the amount of workplace violence research being done. Because of their high risk for victimization, health care workers, particularly nurses, have been the focus of many academic studies. This growing body of research has evaluated nurses' experiences of physical violence in the workplace, but correctional nurses are often excluded. Because of the perception that correctional health care is a risky profession it's surprising that little research has focused on correctional nurses experiences. Using two data sources (1) national, and (2) state level data on correctional nurses, rates of workplace violence, descriptions of incidents of workplace violence, and an exploration of factors that prevent workplace violence were conducted. The first study utilized secondary data from the 2000-2005 National Crime Victimization Study. Results indicate that workplace violence trends have remained fairly steady from 2000-2005 with police officers having the highest risk for victimization. The second study used data collected from 172 correctional nurses via a self-administered questionnaire. Analysis of this data showed that, among correctional nurses, the risk of workplace physical violence is comparable to nurses in other high risk fields and their risk for non-physical workplace violence is substantially higher. Both studies indicate that workers commonly under-report workplace violent victimization to authority figures. Results of this dissertation have implications for identifying workers at an increased risk for victimization in the workplace, thus allowing for targeted implementation of effective workplace violence prevention interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Health Personnel Occupational Health Race Factors Safety Sex Characteristics Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Age Factors Correctional Health Care Workers Nurses Racial Factors Sex Factors Work Experience Workplace Violence
• ISBN:
  9781124230399
• Publisher:
  ProQuest LLC.
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Dissertation
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056770
• Citation:
  Ann Arbor, MI: ProQuest LLC., 2010 Jun; :3422024
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2010
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19940701
• Source Full Name:
  Intentional injury in the workplace: identification and prevention of physical and non-physical workplace violence
• End Date:
  20060630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e66ae4857ad3786fd296017943535d815cda2a42e93864123b525e0e03016bb61f99220f1da8515a4bb6ba2787dd9e30ab78e80836f6e211e14d1625554e1213
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214304/cdc_214304_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 10.71 MB ]