Violence-prevention climate, exposure to violence and aggression, and prevention behavior: A mediation model

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu-Hsiang Chang ◽  
Erin M. Eatough ◽  
Paul E. Spector ◽  
Stacey R. Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Mediation Model ◽  
Climate Exposure ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Violence Prevention Climate

Violence climate, exposure, and prevention performance: A mediation model

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chu-Hsiang Chang ◽  
Paul E. Spector ◽  
Erin Eatough ◽  
Stacey R. Kessler
Keyword(s):  
Mediation Model ◽  
Climate Exposure

scholarly journals Youth Exposure to Violence in an Urban Setting

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Seal ◽  
Annie Nguyen ◽  
Kirsten Beyer
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Youth Violence ◽  
Educational Achievement ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
At Risk Youth ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Spatial Inequalities

To inform a city-wide youth Violence Prevention Initiative, we explored youth narratives about their exposure to violence to gain insight into their understanding of the causes and effects of violence in their communities. At-risk youth were recruited through street outreach for individual interviews and focus group sessions. Types of experiential violence identified included (1) street, (2) family/interpersonal, (3) school, (4) indirect exposure (e.g., neighborhood crime), and (5) prejudice/discrimination. Reactions ranged from motivating positive effects (resilience, determination to escape) to negative effects (fear, paranoia, and aggression). For some, experiences with violence motivated them to pursue educational achievement and positive lifestyles. Causes of violence were described by participants as existing at a number of different levels (societal, neighborhood, interpersonal, and individual), reflecting a social-ecological perspective. Our findings highlight a need for violence prevention efforts that focus on a broad definition of violence, as well as on the poly-victimization of children and youth. At the same time, our findings highlight the challenges of conducting effective community-based prevention programs in urban settings characterized by spatial inequalities and social exclusion of community residents.

scholarly journals Measuring the violence prevention climate: Development and evaluation of the VPC-14

2018 ◽  
Vol 88 ◽  
pp. 97-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nutmeg Hallett ◽  
Jörg Huber ◽  
Judith Sixsmith ◽  
Geoffrey L. Dickens
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Climate

scholarly journals Safewards: Changes in conflict, containment, and violence prevention climate during implementation

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1230-1240
Author(s):  
Geoffrey L. Dickens ◽  
Tracy Tabvuma ◽  
Steven A. Frost ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Violence Prevention Climate

Effects of Violence Prevention Behavior on Exposure to Workplace Violence and Threats: A Follow-Up Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1096-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Ann Gadegaard ◽  
Lars Peter Andersen ◽  
Annie Hogh
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Special Schools ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Effects Of Violence

This longitudinal study investigates the relationship between prevention behaviors, that is, enacted violence prevention policies, and exposure to workplace violence and threats across four different high risk work sectors: psychiatry, special schools, eldercare, and the prison and probation services. Logistic regression analysis of a 1-year follow-up sample of 3.016 employees from these four sectors shows that prevention behaviors are significantly and negatively associated with self-reported exposure to workplace violence and threats—in the prison and probation services, eldercare, and in psychiatry, while no significant associations are found for special schools. The results therefore show clear sector differences with regard to the preventive effect of violence prevention behaviors. Furthermore, this multisector comparison suggests that prevention behaviors are more effective in relation to a moderate frequency of violence and threats, and that only top management prevention behavior can prevent very frequent incidents (odds ratio [ OR] = 0.58). This study contributes to the literature by use of a longitudinal design and acceptable response rates, while also simultaneously investigating several high risk sectors. The results imply that when managing workplace violence in high risk areas of human service work, there should be emphasis on the use of violence prevention behaviors from top management, supervisor, and among coworkers. However, type of sector and the frequency of workplace violence should be analyzed to evaluate the potential impact of prevention behaviors.

scholarly journals Early Intervention: A foundation for lifelong violence prevention

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Skeen ◽  
Mark Tomlinson ◽  
Catherine L Ward ◽  
Lucie Cluver ◽  
Jamie Lachman
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Early Intervention ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Exposure To Violence ◽  
Homicide Rate ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Middle Income Countries

High levels of violence affect every family in South Africa. Exposure to violence starts early, in both the home and community. There are high levels of physical abuse of children, and the national under-five homicide rate is more than double that of other low- and middle-income countries. Rates of violence are particularly high in poorer communities in the country, and many children already made vulnerable by poverty are also at risk from increased exposure to violence.

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