Table 5 Occupational factors influencing workplace violence
Characteristics | N | Workplace violence | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Overtime | Â | Â | Â | 3.70 | 0.054 |
No | 297 | 131 (44.11) | 166 (55.89) | Â | Â |
Yes | 310 | 113 (36.45) | 197 (63.55) | Â | Â |
Type of shift | Â | Â | Â | 3.17 | 0.221a |
Day only | 282 | 116 (41.13) | 166 (58.87) | Â | Â |
Evening/swing only | 16 | 3 (18.75) | 13 (81.25) | Â | Â |
A mix of day, evening and nights | 309 | 125 (40.45) | 184 (59.55) | Â | Â |
On call duties | Â | Â | Â | 9.68 | 0.002* |
No | 375 | 169 (45.07) | 206 (54.93) | Â | Â |
Yes | 232 | 75 (32.33) | 157 (67.67) | Â | Â |
Type of employment | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 | 0.697 |
Full time | 570 | 228 (40.00) | 342 (60.00) | Â | Â |
Part time | 37 | 16 (43.24) | 21 (56.76) | Â | Â |
Work in multiple facility | Â | Â | Â | 1.24 | 0.265 |
No | 545 | 215 (39.45) | 330 (60.55) | Â | Â |
Yes | 62 | 29 (46.77) | 33 (53.23) | Â | Â |
Pressure from work | Â | Â | Â | 5.05 | 0.080 |
Not at all | 28 | 13 (46.43) | 15 (53.57) | Â | Â |
Occasionally | 322 | 141 (43.79) | 181 (56.21) | Â | Â |
Frequently | 257 | 90 (35.02) | 167 (64.98) | Â | Â |
Demanding work | Â | Â | Â | 15.61 | 0.003*a |
Not at all | 13 | 1 (7.69) | 12 (92.31) | Â | Â |
A little bit | 25 | 13 (52.00) | 12 (48.00) | Â | Â |
Moderately | 164 | 80 (48.78) | 84 (51.22) | Â | Â |
Quite a bit | 161 | 66 (40.99) | 95 (59.01) | Â | Â |
Extremely | 244 | 84 (34.43) | 160 (65.57) | Â | Â |
Stress | Â | Â | Â | 13.27 | 0.001* |
Almost no stress at all | 12 | 7 (58.33) | 5 (41.67) | Â | Â |
A moderate amount of stress | 354 | 161 (45.48) | 193 (54.52) | Â | Â |
A lot of stress | 241 | 76 (31.54) | 165 (68.46) | Â | Â |