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The association between workplace verbal abuse and good self-rated health among Korean wage workers was investigated, and the mediating role of job stress in this relationship was further examined.Methods: Data were drawn from the 7th Korean Working Conditions Survey (KWCS), which included a nationally representative sample of 26,427 wage workers aged 20 years or older. Verbal abuse, job stress, and good self-rated health were assessed using structured self-report items. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to evaluate associations among verbal abuse, job stress, and good self-rated health, with adjustments made for individual- and occupational\/workplace-related covariates.Results: Workplace verbal abuse was significantly associated with higher odds of job stress (odds ratio [OR]: 1.527; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.300\u20131.803; p &lt; 0.001) and lower odds of good self-rated health (OR: 0.641; 95% CI: 0.566\u20130.726; p &lt; 0.001). Mediation analysis indicated that job stress partially mediated the relationship between verbal abuse and good self-rated health, accounting for 2.38% of the total effect (indirect effect: \u20130.0021; p &lt; 0.001), while the direct effect of verbal abuse remained significant.Conclusions: Workplace verbal abuse was associated with poorer good self-rated health, both directly and indirectly through job stress. 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