Influence of attitudes, impulsivity, and parental styles in adolescents' externalizing behavior.

Diverse works have associated externalizing problem behavior with impulsivity, parental styles, and attitudes toward violence. The aim of this study is to analyze the association between these variables and externalizing behavior. A cross-sectional correlational design was used with a sample of 252 adolescents, aged between 12 and 15 years, from the general population.

Vertical and lateral workplace bullying in nursing: development of the hospital aggressive behaviour scale.

Healthcare staff is one of the professional groups that suffers the highest exposure to sources of occupational stress such as hostility from coworkers and superiors. In order to contribute to the assessment of bullying behaviors in the healthcare sector and to obtain a brief and manageable instrument for the assessment of this psychosocial risk, we developed the Hospital Aggressive Behaviour Scale-version Co-workers-Superiors (HABS-CS). By means of thorough qualitative analysis, an initial pool of 166 items was obtained, which were reviewed according to precise criteria until concluding with a total of 57 items, which were administered to a sample of 1,484 healthcare professionals from 11 public hospitals.

Patients' aggressive behaviours towards nurses: development and psychometric properties of the hospital aggressive behaviour scale- users.

Aim: This article is to report the development and psychometric testing of the Hospital Aggressive Behaviour Scale - Users.

Background: Workplace violence is present in many work spheres, but in the healthcare sector, nurses in particular are at more risk due to the close contact they maintain with users and clients and the special characteristics of this relationship.

Design: Using qualitative and quantitative methodology, an instrument was applied to a sample of 1,489 nurses from 11 public hospitals.