Mediating effects of social support between workplace violence experience and depression (N=128)
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Social support | Depression | Depression | |||
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β | β | β | |||
(cons) | 1.433 |
-1.747 | 2.504 | ||
Hospital size (<500 beds) | −2.551 | 1.314 |
1.115 | ||
Length of career (≤7) | −3.754 | 2.646 |
2.353 | ||
Workplace violence experience | −.311 |
.251 |
.227 |
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Social support | −.278 |
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Adj R2 | .22 | .32 | .44 | ||
F | 13.87 | 22.04 | 38.83 |
*p<.05, **p<.01, ***p<.001.
Durbin-Watson: 1.96.
Dummy variables: Hospital size (<500 beds=1, others=0), Length of career (≤7=1, >7=0).
Sobel test: z=3.58***.
In step 1, social support was used as a dependent variable and controlled variables such as hospital size and length of career, and workplace violence experience were all analyzed as independent variables.
In step 2, depression was used as a dependent variable and controlled variables such as hospital size and length of career, and workplace violence experience were all analyzed as independent variables.
In step 3, depression was used as a dependent variable and 4 variables such as hospital size, length of career, workplace violence experience, and social support were all analyzed as independent variables.