Violence-Prevention Climate, Exposure to Violence and Aggression, and Prevention Behavior: A Mediation Model
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-2012
Keywords
violence‐prevention climate, violence and aggression, prevention motivation, strain, prevention performance, mediation
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1002/job.776
Abstract
This study explored mechanisms underlying employees' behaviors targeted at preventing workplace physical violence and verbal aggression. Poor psychological violence‐prevention climate perceptions and previous exposure to violence and aggression represent stressors that were associated with increased strains and reduced motivation. Strains and motivation, in turn, were related to prevention behaviors. We collected data from employee and coworker dyads, and structural equation modeling results supported that clear organizational policies, prompt management responses to assaults, and putting safety as a priority contributed positively to prevention behaviors through reduced strains and increased motivation. On the other hand, prior experiences of being attacked were related to more strains and lower motivation, which were related to lower prevention compliance. Our results inform future interventions for violence prevention.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Journal of Organizational Behavior, v. 33, issue 5, p. 657-677
Scholar Commons Citation
Chang, Chu-Hsiang H.; Eatough, Erin M.; Spector, Paul E.; and Kessler, Stacey R., "Violence-Prevention Climate, Exposure to Violence and Aggression, and Prevention Behavior: A Mediation Model" (2012). Psychology Faculty Publications. 745.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/psy_facpub/745
