Table 1.
Sample descriptive results and professional identity differences.
| Parameter | Healthcare workers (n = 266) | Law enforcers (n = 111) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Sex of the worker*** | ||||
| Woman (0) | 175 | 65.8 | 29 | 26.1 |
| Man (1) | 91 | 34.2 | 82 | 73.9 |
| Injury without hospitalization | ||||
| No (0) | 216 | 83.7 | 89 | 80.9 |
| Yes (1) | 42 | 16.3 | 21 | 19.1 |
| Injury with hospitalization | ||||
| No (0) | 224 | 86.8 | 93 | 84.5 |
| Yes (1) | 34 | 13.2 | 17 | 15.5 |
| Normalization*** | ||||
| No (0) | 137 | 51.5 | 35 | 31.5 |
| Yes (1) | 129 | 48.5 | 76 | 68.5 |
| Perceived taboo of complaining about WPV | ||||
| No (0) | 116 | 44.1 | 41 | 37.3 |
| Yes (1) | 147 | 55.9 | 69 | 62.7 |
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Age*** | 3.2 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| 15 to 25 (1) | ||||
| 26 to 35 (2) | ||||
| 36 to 45 (3) | ||||
| 46 to 55 (4) | ||||
| 56 to + (5) | ||||
| Frequency of past victimization of WPV*** | 10.8 | 11.0 | 15.6 | 12.0 |
| Frequency of past witnessing of WPV*** | 15.7 | 12.4 | 24.6 | 19.8 |
| Colleagues’ support (0–3) | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Employer’s support (0–3) | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 |
| Psychological consequences (0–10) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, resulting from χ2 tests (sex, injury without hospitalization, injury with hospitalization, normalization, perceived taboo of complaining about WPV) or t-tests (age, frequency of past victimization of WPV, frequency of past witnessing WPV, colleague’s support, employer’s support, psychological consequences).