Abstract
Research Design: This research was a non-experimental descriptive study.
Subjects: A convenience sampling method was employed in this study, resulting in a total of 455 nursing faculty across Japan. The participants consisted of 52 males (10.4%) and 341 females (68.1%) with a mean age of 47.2 years (SD = 9.68). Regarding their academic positions, 94 were professors (18.8%), 68 were associate professors (13.6%), 82 were (senior) assistant professors (16.4%), 113 were (junior) assistant professors (22.6%), and 41 were research associates (8.2%).
Instruments: The survey form with open-ended questions to explore the experiences of workplace incivility such as faculty-to-faculty and student-to faculty incivility was developed by the researchers. In order to assess the level of vulnerability, we used two scales: one developed by researchers based on the Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model and the other, a Japanese-translated version of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale. The Japanese version of the Flourishing Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire 9 and 15 (PHQ-9 and PHQ-15) were used to assess the levels of well-being.
Analysis: Descriptive statistics were examined to further analyze sample characteristics and the means and standard deviations of all the study variables. The participants were grouped according to the experience of workplace incivility as well as the characteristics, and independent samples t-test and analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to examine differences among the groups on the level of vulnerability and well-being. Responses to open-ended questions were analyzed thematically to identify the types and patterns of uncivil behaviors experienced by the participants.
Procedures: This research has received approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the principal investigator's affiliated university.
Results: Analyses of the data in this study are currently in progress, and the results will be reported.
Conclusions: We expect that the findings of this study will demonstrate the nature and magnitude of workplace incivility as experienced by Japanese nursing faculty and will contribute to the development of a strategy to minimize and prevent incivility in nursing academia in Japan.
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References:
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Beta Mu
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Poster
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Text-based Document
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Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
lncivility, Faculty Development, Nursing Education, Advances in Education, Workplace Culture, Workplace Incivility, Nursing Faculty, Incivility in Academia, Japan
Recommended Citation
Hoshi, Miwako; Kawamura, Namiko; Yoshino, Takumi; and Dyo, Melissa, "Workplace Incivility and Its Impact on Vulnerability and Well-being of Nursing Faculty in Japan" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 52.
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2025
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2025-12-04
Workplace Incivility and Its Impact on Vulnerability and Well-being of Nursing Faculty in Japan
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Research Design: This research was a non-experimental descriptive study.
Subjects: A convenience sampling method was employed in this study, resulting in a total of 455 nursing faculty across Japan. The participants consisted of 52 males (10.4%) and 341 females (68.1%) with a mean age of 47.2 years (SD = 9.68). Regarding their academic positions, 94 were professors (18.8%), 68 were associate professors (13.6%), 82 were (senior) assistant professors (16.4%), 113 were (junior) assistant professors (22.6%), and 41 were research associates (8.2%).
Instruments: The survey form with open-ended questions to explore the experiences of workplace incivility such as faculty-to-faculty and student-to faculty incivility was developed by the researchers. In order to assess the level of vulnerability, we used two scales: one developed by researchers based on the Vulnerable Populations Conceptual Model and the other, a Japanese-translated version of the Psychological Vulnerability Scale. The Japanese version of the Flourishing Scale, Patient Health Questionnaire 9 and 15 (PHQ-9 and PHQ-15) were used to assess the levels of well-being.
Analysis: Descriptive statistics were examined to further analyze sample characteristics and the means and standard deviations of all the study variables. The participants were grouped according to the experience of workplace incivility as well as the characteristics, and independent samples t-test and analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to examine differences among the groups on the level of vulnerability and well-being. Responses to open-ended questions were analyzed thematically to identify the types and patterns of uncivil behaviors experienced by the participants.
Procedures: This research has received approval from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the principal investigator's affiliated university.
Results: Analyses of the data in this study are currently in progress, and the results will be reported.
Conclusions: We expect that the findings of this study will demonstrate the nature and magnitude of workplace incivility as experienced by Japanese nursing faculty and will contribute to the development of a strategy to minimize and prevent incivility in nursing academia in Japan.
Description
This ongoing study aims to investigate the experiences of workplace incivility and assess its impact on vulnerability and well-being of nursing faculty in Japan. We obtained a total of 455 subjects across Japan, and the self-administered questionnaire were distributed to them. The findings of this study are expected to demonstrate the nature and magnitude of workplace incivility and inform development of future strategies to minimize incivility in nursing academia in Japan.