التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
Sexual Harassment by Patients, Clients, and Residents: Investigating Its Prevalence, Frequency and Associations with Impaired Well-Being among Social and Healthcare Workers in Germany |
| المؤلفون: |
Mareike Adler, Sylvie Vincent-Höper, Claudia Vaupel, Sabine Gregersen, Anja Schablon, Albert Nienhaus |
| المصدر: |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health; Volume 18; Issue 10; Pages: 5198 |
| بيانات النشر: |
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute |
| سنة النشر: |
2021 |
| المجموعة: |
MDPI Open Access Publishing |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
healthcare, social services, sexual harassment, well-being, prevention and aftercare |
| جغرافية الموضوع: |
agris |
| الوصف: |
Social and healthcare workers are at high risk of experiencing sexual harassment in the workplace. Although sexual harassment is detrimental to people’s well-being, only a few studies have systematically investigated social and healthcare workers’ experiences of different forms of sexually harassing behaviors by patients, clients, and residents in Germany. This study aimed to address this gap by determining the prevalence rates and frequency of nonverbal, verbal, and physical sexual harassment by patients, clients, and residents against social and healthcare workers. In addition, we examined the associations of sexual harassment with workers’ well-being and described employees’ awareness of offers of organizational support for sexual harassment prevention and aftercare. Data were collected from n = 901 employees working in a total of 61 facilities, including inpatient and outpatient care, psychiatric facilities, hospitals, and facilities for persons with disabilities. While the prevalence, frequency, and predominant forms of sexual harassment differed across sectors, the results indicated that nonverbal, verbal and physical sexual harassment were highly prevalent in social and healthcare work, with both men and women being affected. Furthermore, we found that sexual harassment was positively related to impaired well-being (e.g., depressiveness and psychosomatic complaints). In terms of support offers for sexual harassment prevention and aftercare, we found that approximately one-third of social and healthcare workers were not aware of any offers at their facilities. In addition to highlighting the problem of sexual harassment by patients, clients, and residents in social and healthcare settings, this study provides recommendations for the development of interventions and suggests several avenues for future research. |
| نوع الوثيقة: |
text |
| وصف الملف: |
application/pdf |
| اللغة: |
English |
| Relation: |
Occupational Safety and Health; https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105198 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/ijerph18105198 |
| الاتاحة: |
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18105198 |
| Rights: |
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edsbas.68329C84 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
BASE |