The Effects of Workplace Violence and Work-to-Family Conflict on Job Engagement of Nurses: A Multilevel Longitudinal Research

Abstract

Background: Workplace violence in hospitals has been a longstanding concern, and in recent years, it has been on the rise. This research specifically examines this issue as it pertains to nurses. The violence they encounter and the work family conflict (WFC) resulting from the difficulties in their work environment both play roles in diminishing their work engagement. Objective: The aim of this study is to reveal the impact of workplace violence (WV) and WFC on the work engagement (WE) of nurses by conducting a longitudinal research design. Methods: Convenience sampling was used. The study includes 52 nurses working in a private hospital in the province of Kocaeli. Participants were required to fill out daily-level surveys at the conclusion of each workday for continuous period of 5 days. A daily short form of Utrecht Employment Engagement Scale (UWES), daily Work to Family Conflict Scale developed by Netemeyer, Boles & McMurrian in 1996, andWorkplace Violence Scale was developed by Chen et al. in 2004 were used to form questionnarie. Cronbach’s alpha score for scales across 5 consecutive days ranged from .70 to 0.76. All scales were accepted as reliable. Result: Correlation results showed that WV and WFC had a significant relation with WE. It is also seen that there is a positive association between WV and WFC. WV and WFC are supported to negatively affect WE of nurses Conclusion: Health care institutions should develop practices that will reduce workplace violence and eliminate the causes of workplace violence.