Psychiatric staff on the wards does not share attitudes on aggression

Table 1 Background variables of 361 staff members who filled in the attitudes towards aggression scale (ATAS)

Gender	n	%
Female	228	63.2
Male	125	34.6
Missing information	8	2.2
Age
< 30 years	74	20.5
30-39 years	108	29.9
40-49 years	109	30.2
≥ 50 years	64	17.7
Missing information	4	1.7
Educational level
Psychiatric nurse (registered)	145	40.2
Mental health nurse (licensed)	166	45.9
Psychiatrist	17	4.7
Missing information	33	9.1
Specialty of ward
Acute psychiatry	135	37.4
Forensic psychiatry	49	13.6
Psychiatric rehabilitation	51	14.1
Missing information	126	34.9
Working experience on current ward
< 2 years	103	28.5
2-5 years	109	30.2
6-10 years	57	15.8
≥ 11 years	75	20.8
Missing information	17	4.7

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