Assessing civility at an academic health science center: Implications for employee satisfaction and well-being

Lisa A Campbell, Jenna R LaFreniere, Mhd Hasan Almekdash, David D Perlmutter, Huaxin Song, Patricia J Kelly, Rohali Keesari and Kay Leigh Shannon

PLOS ONE, 2021, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-13

Abstract: Incivilities are pervasive among workers in healthcare institutions. Previously identified effects include deterioration of employee physical and mental health, absenteeism, burnout, and turnover, as well as reduced patient safety and quality of care. This study documented factors related to organizational civility at an academic health sciences center (AHSC) as the basis for future intervention work. We used a cross-sectional research design to conduct an online survey at four of five campuses of an AHSC. Using the Organizational Civility Scale (OCS), we assessed differences across gender, race (White and non-White) and job type (faculty or staff) in the eleven subscales (frequency of incivility, perceptions of organizational climate, existence of civility resources, importance of civility resources, feelings about current employment, employee satisfaction, sources of stress, coping strategies, overall levels of stress/coping ability, and overall civility rating). Significant gender differences were found in six of the eleven subscales: perception of organizational climate (p

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