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Is the amount of exposure to aggressive challenging behaviour related to staff work-related well-being in intellectual disability services? Evidence from a clustered research design
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Flynn, Samantha, Hastings, Richard P., Gillespie, David, McNamara, Rachel and Randell, Elizabeth (2018) Is the amount of exposure to aggressive challenging behaviour related to staff work-related well-being in intellectual disability services? Evidence from a clustered research design. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 81 . pp. 155-161. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.006
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.006
Abstract
Background:
Previous research has demonstrated an association between aggressive challenging behaviour (CB) and reductions in work-related well-being for intellectual disability (ID) support staff. Much of this research has used subjective measures of CB.
Aims:
To examine whether exposure to aggressive CB is associated with reduced work-related well-being in staff working in ID residential settings across the UK.
Methods and procedure:
A cross-sectional analysis was undertaken as part of a randomised trial; 186 staff from 100 settings completed questionnaires on their CB self-efficacy, empathy, positive work motivation, and burnout. Objective measures of aggressive CB in the preceding 16 weeks were collected from each setting.
Outcomes and results:
There was little association between staff exposure to aggressive CB and work-related well-being. Clustering effects were found for emotional exhaustion and positive work motivation, suggesting these variables are more likely to be influenced by the environment in which staff work.
Conclusions and implications:
The level of clustering may be key to understanding how to support staff working in ID residential settings, and should be explored further. Longitudinal data, and studies including a comparison of staff working in ID services without aggressive CB exposure are needed to fully understand any association between aggressive CB and staff well-being.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Psychiatric aides, Well-being, Mental health services, Mental retardation, Work environment | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Research in Developmental Disabilities | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Pergamon | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0891-4222 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | October 2018 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 81 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 155-161 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ridd.2018.04.006 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
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