Citation

Sansone RA, Leung JS, Wiederman MW. Compr. Psychiatry 2013; 54(1): 70-73.

Affiliation

Departments of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine, Wright State University School of Medicine, Dayton, OH; Department of Psychiatry Education, Kettering Medical Center, Kettering, OH.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.comppsych.2012.06.005

PMID

22789760

Abstract

A number of studies have examined the relationships between aggression and various facets of the work environment. However, to our knowledge, the relationship between self-reported aggressive behaviors and corresponding employment histories has never been previously explored. Using a cross-sectional approach and a self-report survey methodology in a consecutive sample of 325 internal medicine outpatients, we examined lifetime histories of 21 aggressive behaviors and 4 employment variables. In both men and women, a higher number of aggressive behaviors correlated with a greater number of different jobs held, greater likelihood of being paid "under the table," and a greater number of firings. However, only in men was the number of aggressive behaviors related to the percentage of time employed as an adult. According to findings, a history of aggressive behavior appears to be associated with compromised employment viability in adulthood.

Language: en