AGGRESSION AS A PREDICTOR OF GENERAL WELL-BEING AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS

Title

AGGRESSION AS A PREDICTOR OF GENERAL WELL-BEING AMONG PUBLIC HEALTH WORKERS

Creator

Tharumiya A.K.; Menon P.; Manicka M.M.K.; Nandhini C.

Description

Social atrocities and discrimination make sanitary workers vulnerable to aggression which in turn disrupts their well-being. The issues concerning the psychological health of sanitary workers have been addressed less by researchers. The present study aimed to assess the level of aggression and general well-being among sanitary workers. An aggression questionnaire, consisting of four dimensions, namely physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility was used. The PGI general well-being measure and personal profile sheet consisting of socio-demographic details was given to 150 sanitary workers who were selected through purposive sampling method. The dimensions of aggression- anger and hostility were negatively correlated with the general well-being of the participants. Amongst the four dimensions of aggression, anger is found to be the predictor of general well-being. 2022 Australasian College of Health Service Management. All right reserved.

Source

Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management, Vol-17, No. 2

Date

2022-01-01

Publisher

Australasian College of Health Service Management

Subject

aggression; general well-being; sanitary workers

Coverage

Tharumiya A.K., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Menon P., Amrita University, Kochi, India; Manicka M.M.K., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Nandhini C., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India

Rights

All Open Access; Gold Open Access

Relation

ISSN: 22043136

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Article

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.24083/apjhm.v17i2.643

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