Effects of Workplace Violence on Emotional Distress

The current study assessed the effects of workplace violence (WPV) and fear re-lated to WPV on community mental health (CMH) workers'emotional distress. This cross-sectional study used structural equation modeling (SEM) and comprised participants who were CMH workers in Korea. We used WPV questionnaires and the Korean version of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (R) item bank to evaluate emotional distress. SEM data from 763 workers re-vealed significant positive effects of WPV on anxiety (beta = 0.23, p = 0.009) and an-ger (beta = 0.26, p = 0.007), and significant positive effects of fear related to WPV on anxiety (beta = 0.21, p = 0.004) and anger (beta = 0.19, p = 0.002). Preventive measures significantly mediated the relationship between WPV and emotional distress and between fear related to WPV and emotional distress. Findings verified the rela-tionship between WPV and workers' emotional distress and the mediating role of preventive measures. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, xx(xx), xx-xx.]