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Although individual resources such as self-efficacy and coping strategies may influence nurses\u2019 responses to verbal WPV, their role should be interpreted within the context of chronic occupational stress.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to examine the prevalence and characteristics of verbal WPV among Italian nurses and to investigate its associations with burnout, psychological distress, perceived self-efficacy, and coping strategies, comparing nurses exposed and not exposed to verbal WPV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional quantitative study was conducted using an online self-administered questionnaire. A convenience sample of 384 Italian nurses completed validated measures assessing exposure to verbal WPV, burnout (Oldenburg Burnout Inventory), psychological distress (GHQ-12), perceived self-efficacy at work, and coping strategies (Brief COPE). Descriptive analyses, group comparisons, correlation analyses, and multiple linear regression models were performed, stratified by exposure to verbal WPV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, 34.4% of participants reported experiencing verbal WPV, most frequently in high-pressure clinical settings. Nurses exposed to verbal WPV reported lower levels of emotional exhaustion but slightly higher psychological distress compared with non-exposed nurses. They also reported higher perceived self-efficacy and greater use of problem-focused and cognitive coping strategies. Among exposed nurses, self-efficacy and coping strategies explained a substantial proportion of variance in exhaustion and disengagement, indicating complex and non-linear psychological adaptation processes. More linear occupational stress patterns emerged among non-exposed nurses.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Verbal WPV is a pervasive occupational hazard in nursing and is associated with differentiated psychological adaptation processes rather than uniformly protective or detrimental outcomes. 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