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  • Workplace violence experienced by paramedics: Relationships with social support, job satisfaction, and psychological strain.

    Author(s)
    Brough, Paula
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Brough, Paula
    Year published
    2005
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    Abstract
    The increased incidences of workplace violence perpetrated against paramedics (ambulance officers) are of concern and have resulted in revisions of organisational support, training, and operational practices. The current research investigated the types of violent incidents experienced by 119 Australian paramedics during their operational duties. Verbal violence directed against the paramedics was encountered frequently, while physically violent incidents were encountered occasionally. These occupational experiences directly predicted adverse levels of job satisfaction but not psychological strain. Supervisor and colleague ...
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    The increased incidences of workplace violence perpetrated against paramedics (ambulance officers) are of concern and have resulted in revisions of organisational support, training, and operational practices. The current research investigated the types of violent incidents experienced by 119 Australian paramedics during their operational duties. Verbal violence directed against the paramedics was encountered frequently, while physically violent incidents were encountered occasionally. These occupational experiences directly predicted adverse levels of job satisfaction but not psychological strain. Supervisor and colleague support directly predicted job satisfaction. Supervisor support also moderated psychological strain for the officers experiencing verbal violence. Organisational implications focusing on training provisions and recommendations for future research in this area are discussed.
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    Journal Title
    Australasian Journal of Disaster and Trauma Studies
    Volume
    2
    Publisher URI
    http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/
    http://www.massey.ac.nz/~trauma/issues/2005-2/brough.htm
    Subject
    Clinical Sciences
    Cognitive Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/4886
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