Workplace violence: Prevalence, risk factors and preventive measures across the globe
Workplace violence is a term referred both to physical and psychological violence that occurs at work. The investigation of this phenomenon is essential, because the knowledge about the nature of the prior relationship victim-perpetrator, the behaviour acted by the perpetrator and the strategies ado...
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| Language: | English |
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Edizioni FS
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Health and Social Sciences |
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| Summary: | Workplace violence is a term referred both to physical and psychological violence that occurs at work. The investigation of this phenomenon is essential, because the knowledge about the nature of the prior relationship victim-perpetrator, the behaviour acted by the perpetrator and the strategies adopted by the victim to cope with the experience of victimization, the consequences on individuals, society and organization, give to scholars and practitioners significant information that could be useful to improve the organizational prevention and intervention.
This viewpoint described prevalence of workplace violence across the globe, as well as risk factors and preventive measures that employers may put in place in order to contrast this widespread phenomenon. Direct and indirect costs of workplace violence are high, thus governments and policymakers should address this issue with legislative interventions, supporting employers who have the task to carefully consider this psychosocial risk factor in their risk assessment process as well. |
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| ISSN: | 2499-2240 2499-5886 |