• Annals of surgery · Mar 2023

    Incivility, Work Withdrawal, and Organizational Commitment Among US Surgeons.

    • Katherine B Santosa, Laura Kayward, Niki Matusko, Reshma Jagsi, Christopher O Audu, Gifty Kwakye, Jennifer F Waljee, and Gurjit Sandhu.
    • House Officer, Section of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
    • Ann. Surg. 2023 Mar 1; 277 (3): 416422416-422.

    ObjectiveTo evaluate the prevalence of incivility among trainees and faculty in cardiothoracic surgery, general surgery, plastic surgery, and vascular surgery in the U.S, and to determine the association of incivility on job and work withdrawal and organizational commitment.BackgroundWorkplace incivility has not been described in surgery and can negatively impact the well-being of individuals, teams, and organizations at-large.MethodsUsing a cross-sectional, web-based survey study of trainees and faculty across 16 academic institutions in the U.S., we evaluated the prevalence of incivility and its association with work withdrawal and organizational commitment.ResultsThere were 486 (18.3%) partial responses, and 367 (13.8%) complete responses from surgeons [including 183 (56.1%) faculty and 143 (43.9%) residents or fellows]. Of all respondents, 92.2% reported experiencing at least 1 form of incivility over the past year. Females reported significantly more incivility than males (2.4 ± 0.91 versus 2.05 ± 0.91, P < 0.001). Asian Americans reported more incivility than individuals of other races and ethnicities (2.43 ± 0.93, P = 0.003). After controlling for sex, position, race, and specialty, incivility was strongly associated with work withdrawal (β = 0.504, 95% CI: 0.341-0.666). There was a significant interaction between incivility and organizational commitment, such that highly committed individuals had an even greater impact of incivility on the outcome of job and work withdrawal (β = 0.178, 95% CI: 0.153-0.203).ConclusionsIncivility is widespread in academic surgery and is strongly associated with work withdrawal. Leaders must invest in strategies to eliminate incivility to ensure the well-being of all individuals, teams, and organizations at-large.Copyright © 2021 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

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