Impact of Organizational Ethical Climate on the Task and Contextual Performance of Nurses Working in Healthcare Institutions: Mediating Role of Future Fear of Violence

Abstract

Implications and Objectives:This study investigates the role of future fear of violence in mediating the relationship between organizational ethical climate and job performance among nurses, as well as the impact of perceived and actual violence.Background:Growing concern about workplace violence in healthcare reveals a link between ethical climate and nursing outcomes. Understanding how ethical climate affects violence-related perceptions is especially important in developing countries.Methods:Data from 411 nurses were collected using a survey design, with the Organizational Ethics Climate, Future Fear of Violence, and Job Performance Scales. Structural equation modeling were used in the analysis.Results:Both contextual and task performance were positively influenced by ethical climate, with contextual performance having a stronger effect. Future fear of violence was linked to improved performance, indicating a motivational aspect of fear, whereas actual violence had a negative impact on both dimensions. The ethical climate was positively correlated with future fear of violence.Discussion and Conclusions:The findings suggest a complex relationship between ethical climate, fear of future violence, and job performance. The ethical climate improves performance while also increasing fear, possibly reflecting cultural dynamics in Turkiye.Implications for nursing policy:Policies should strengthen ethical climates and address workplace violence using culturally sensitive safety strategies.