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(2) Examine the relationships between workplace violence and psychological capital with depressive symptoms and burn-out in Chinese doctors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A quantitative, cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Eight hospitals in Liaoning Province were surveyed using a self-reported questionnaire.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study population comprised 1800 doctors. Ultimately 1392 doctors completed valid questionnaires with a response rate of 77.3%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The prevalence of workplace violence was 77.5%. Compared with other types of workplace violence, the prevalence of psychological aggression was the highest (72.7%). Workplace violence (depressive symptoms:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=0.11 [0.06, 0.16]; emotional exhaustion:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=0.18 [0.13, 0.23]; depersonalisation:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=0.17 [0.12, 0.22]) and psychological capital (depressive symptoms:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=\u22120.32 [\u22120.37, \u20130.27]; emotional exhaustion:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=\u22120.23 [\u22120.28, \u20130.18]; depersonalisation:\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n                      [95%\u2009CI]=\u22120.23 [\u22120.28, \u20130.18]) were associated with depressive symptoms and burn-out. Workplace violence increased the level of depressive symptoms and burn-out by damaging psychological capital (depressive symptoms: a*b=1.61, bias-corrected and accelerated [BCa] 95%\u2009CI 1.08 to 2.25; emotional exhaustion: a*b=1.29, BCa 95%\u2009CI 0.86 to 1.83; depersonalisation: a*b=0.70, BCa 95%\u2009CI 0.45 to 1.00).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In China, most doctors will be exposed to workplace violence, especially psychological aggression. A safer work environment and psychological capital development may be considered in prevention and treatment strategies for improving mental health.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjopen-2018-024186","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,25]],"date-time":"2019-05-25T06:15:26Z","timestamp":1558764926000},"page":"e024186","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":31,"title":["Associations of workplace violence and psychological capital with depressive symptoms and burn-out among doctors in Liaoning, China: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"9","author":[{"given":"Guoyuan","family":"Sui","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Traditional Chinese Medicine Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"},{"name":"School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guangcong","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Liaoning Key Laboratory of Urban Ecology, Shenyang Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lianqun","family":"Jia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Traditional Chinese Medicine Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lie","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Public Health, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Guanlin","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Traditional Chinese Medicine Viscera-State Theory and Applications, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121221362513000_9.5.e024186.1","unstructured":"Wynne R , Clarkin N , Cox T , et al . 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