*Result*: Associations Between Workplace Violence and Work Performance Among Nurses: A Longitudinal Study Based on Affective Events Theory.

Associations Between Workplace Violence and Work Performance Among Nurses: A Longitudinal Study Based on Affective Events Theory.

Pei Y; School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China., Xiao Y; Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China., Zhang X; School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China., Lu Y; School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing, China., Sun M; Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China., Lyu R; School and Hospital of Stomatology, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China., Cao F; School of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong Province, China.

Journal of clinical nursing [J Clin Nurs] 2026 Feb; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 756-765. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Jul 10.

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Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9207302 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2702 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09621067 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1992-

Workplace Violence*/psychology , Workplace Violence*/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Staff, Hospital*/psychology , Burnout, Professional*/psychology , Work Performance*/statistics & numerical data, Workplace/psychology ; Humans ; Longitudinal Studies ; China ; Female ; Adult ; Male ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Middle Aged

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Keywords: anxiety; burnout; depressive symptoms; nurses; work performance; workplace violence

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