Types of aggression experienced by Dutch-speaking and French-speaking physicians during the preceding 12 months (n=3726)
| Type of aggression | Dutch-speaking (n=2477) (%) | French-speaking (n=1249) (%) | P value |
| Total | 36.5 | 37.5 | 0.56 |
| Physical aggression | 13.9 | 15.5 | 0.21 |
| Mild physical aggression (such as pushing, gripping, spitting) | 9.9 | 11.0 | 0.31 |
| Heavy physical aggression (such as biting, kicking, hitting, strangulation) | 3.1 | 5.0 | 0.006 |
| Attack with object, weapon and/or animal | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.06 |
| Damage to property and/or theft | 6.5 | 8.7 | 0.012 |
| Verbal aggression | 33.3 | 32.9 | 0.83 |
| Threat with physical aggression | 14.5 | 17.4 | 0.022 |
| Scold and/or insult | 31.9 | 31.5 | 0.83 |
| Psychological aggression | 29.5 | 30.8 | 0.41 |
| Humiliation | 11.0 | 10.0 | 0.36 |
| Blaming and/or intentional guilt delivery | 23.6 | 27.3 | 0.013 |
| Threat with suicide and/or automutilation | 12.9 | 11.8 | 0.33 |
| Manipulation and/or incitement to illegal things | 15.4 | 13.9 | 0.23 |
| Chantage | 6.4 | 13.1 | <0.0001 |
| Load and/or reproach | 10.7 | 11.0 | 0.77 |
| Sexual aggression | 9.9 | 8.7 | 0.27 |
| Sexual remarks | 8.0 | 7.3 | 0.47 |
| Sexual remarks by themselves | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.006 |
| Hold on | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.57 |
| Sexual touch | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.041 |
| Rape | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.00* |
| Stalking | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.36 |
| Others | 0.9 | 2.2 | 0.001 |
| None | 63.5 | 62.5 | 0.56 |
*Calculated using two-sided Fisher’s exact test.