Citation

Villotti P, Corbière M, Guay S. Psychol. Trauma 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Trauma Studies Centre, Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/tra0000491

PMID

31259573

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: With the general aim of better understanding their temporal relationships, trauma-related symptoms and quality of life were investigated among victims of a violent act at work.

METHOD: We used path analysis modeling to test the relationship between symptoms and quality of life as interrelated rather than merely sequential in a cohort of 189 individuals exposed to violence at work in the health care and public transit sector.

RESULTS: Results showed a pattern of reciprocal negative association between symptoms and quality of life over time and measurements of quality of life to impact significantly on subsequent perceptions of trauma-related symptoms. No indication of temporal relationship between trauma-related symptoms and subsequent quality of life was found in our study.

CONCLUSIONS: Study results increase our understanding of the longitudinal associations between trauma-related symptoms and quality of life as consequences of the exposure to workplace violence, and help to inform policy and practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Language: en