Cao J, Sun H, Zhou Y, Yang A, Zhuang X, Liu J. Nursing students' experiences of workplace violence based on the perspective of gender differences: a phenomenological study.
BMC Nurs 2023;
22:387. [PMID:
37853431 PMCID:
PMC10583471 DOI:
10.1186/s12912-023-01551-y]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Workplace violence is a worldwide concern, and particularly affects nursing students. It has a seriously negative impact on nursing students' clinical learning experience and their physical and mental health. This study explored whether there are differences in psychological responses and coping styles among different gender nursing students after exposure to workplace violence, and investigated the causes for these differences.
METHODS
We enrolled 22 nursing undergraduates from Guangzhou Medical University and Zunyi Medical University, China. Phenomenological qualitative research and online semi-structured interviews were conducted. The data were analyzed by the Colaizzi seven-step content analysis method.
RESULTS
Two categories were collated: psychological experience and coping styles. Three themes of the former were extracted: negative emotional experience, low level of professional identity, and negative effect on self-efficacy. Two themes of the latter: responses to violence and adjustment after violence. In addition, fourteen subthemes were extracted.
CONCLUSIONS
Different gender nursing students have different psychological experience and coping styles in the face of workplace violence. The causes of the differences are likely related to sociocultural factors and psychological gender status.
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