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. 2015 Jun 1;10(6):e0128394. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0128394

Table 4. Mixed linear model for the associations between patient-initiated violence and EE, JS, and IL.

MT-I (Ref none) MT-II (Ref none)
Dependent variable Independent variable β T value χ2 likelihood Δ UN(1,1) # subject = hospital code Independent variable β T value χ2 likelihood Δ UN(1,1) # subject = hospital code
Emotional exhaustion (EE) VA(occurrence) 0.811 6.260*** 61.760*** 0.221*** VA(Low freq.) 0.520 4.320*** 66.600*** 0.223***
VA(High freq.) 1.631 12.700***
TA(occurrence) 0.670 6.400*** 64.690*** 0.226*** TA(Low freq.) 0.424 4.340*** 74.840*** 0.245***
TA(High freq.) 1.573 14.180***
PA(occurrence) 0.599 6.990*** 61.900*** 0.210*** PA(Low freq.) 0.386 4.750*** 72.040*** 0.228***
PA(High freq.) 1.599 15.470***
Job satisfaction (JS)
Satisfaction with work(JS-1) VA(occurrence) -0.255 -2.640** 26.770*** 0.058** VA(Low freq.) -0.171 -1.770 28.220*** 0.058***
VA(High freq.) -0.494 -4.790***
TA(occurrence) -0.180 -2.300* 28.790*** 0.060*** TA(Low freq.) -0.128 -1.620 29.570*** 0.060***
TA(High freq.) -0.369 -4.110***
PA(occurrence) -0.170 -2.630** 29.130*** 0.061*** PA(Low freq.) -0.143 -2.190* 29.270*** 0.060***
PA(High freq.) -0.295 -3.540***
Satisfaction with career(JS-2) VA(occurrence) -0.224 -1.880 40.570*** 0.121*** VA(Low freq.) -0.112 -0.940 46.420*** 0.129***
VA(High freq.) -0.535 -4.210***
TA(occurrence) -0.189 -1.950 40.970*** 0.121*** TA(Low freq.) -0.130 -1.330 43.860*** 0.127***
TA(High freq.) -0.402 -3.630***
PA(occurrence) -0.274 -3.460*** 40.150*** 0.120*** PA(Low freq.) -0.259 -3.220** 40.800*** 0.121***
PA(High freq.) -0.344 -3.350***    
Intention to leave (IL)
Leave front-line clinical services(IL-1) VA(occurrence) 0.244 1.980* 34.860*** 0.104*** VA(Low freq.) 0.158 1.280 31.820*** 0.100***
VA(High freq.) 0.488 3.690***
TA(occurrence) 0.270 2.700** 35.570*** 0.104*** TA(Low freq.) 0.178 1.780 32.090*** 0.101***
TA(High freq.) 0.607 5.340***
PA(occurrence) 0.136 1.650 34.480*** 0.103*** PA(Low freq.) 0.026 0.320 24.870*** 0.088**
PA(High freq.) 0.653 6.250***
Leave the hospital (IL-2) VA(occurrence) 0.109 0.850 24.630*** 0.113*** VA(Low freq.) -0.004 -0.030 19.240*** 0.094**
VA(High freq.) 0.441 3.230**
TA(occurrence) 0.193 1.860 24.640*** 0.111*** TA(Low freq.) 0.086 0.830 19.680*** 0.092**
TA(High freq.) 0.594 5.050***
PA(occurrence) 0.140 1.640 24.700*** 0.112** PA(Low freq.) 0.027 0.310 16.980*** 0.084**
PA(High freq.) 0.687 6.340***
Quit practicing medicine(IL-3) VA(occurrence) 0.165 1.320 22.440*** 0.079** VA(Low freq.) 0.065 0.520 21.270*** 0.080**
VA(High freq.) 0.452 3.370***
TA(occurrence) 0.184 1.820 23.070*** 0.080** TA(Low freq.) 0.080 0.790 21.900*** 0.081**
TA(High freq.) 0.565 4.900***
PA(occurrence) 0.198 2.360* 22.690*** 0.080** PA(Low freq.) 0.091 1.090 19.760*** 0.077**
PA(High freq.) 0.700 6.590***

Note. Only the predictors of VA, TA, and PA are presented here. Control variables considered in MT-I and MT-II included personal characteristics and work-related factors (see Table 2);

ΔNull Model Likelihood Ratio Test;

# Unstructured variances of the intercepts;

* p<0.05,

** p<0.01,

*** p<0.001.