Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran
IntroductionTeacher violence is defined as the intentional use of power by teachers against students in a variety of ways, including physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual assault. Victims of school violence are more anxious and insecure than other students. An in-depth and comprehensive study...
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| description | IntroductionTeacher violence is defined as the intentional use of power by teachers against students in a variety of ways, including physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual assault. Victims of school violence are more anxious and insecure than other students. An in-depth and comprehensive study on the prevention of violence in schools is urgent and necessary. We conducted this study to determine teacher violence from the perspectives of schoolteachers and students and related factors.MethodsWe conducted this descriptive-analytical study on 313 teachers and 400 students in Ardestan, southern Iran, in 2019. We selected teachers and students using a census method and stratified random sampling, respectively. The research instrument was the school violence questionnaire.ResultsFrom the perspective of teachers, the mean score of teacher violence (5.7) was significantly lower than that of students (18.3). Male, young, single teachers with diploma and less work experience had significantly higher violence scores than other teachers (P < 0.001). We witnessed this trend in public boys’ schools as well (p < 0.001). The total mean score for teacher violence was not significantly different between male and female students. From the perspective of students, the mean score of teacher violence was significantly different (P < 0.001).ConclusionOur results suggest that education authorities and school principals should supervise public school teachers with less education, younger students, and boys’ schools and provide practical training to improve the communication and emotional skills among these teachers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29047e75b64c45799fb2b8924407d5b82022-12-22T02:52:03ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-11-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.942284942284Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern IranZahra Foghara Ardestani0Maryam Saber1Mahlagha Dehghan2Abedin Iranpour3Hamideh Baniasadi4Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranDepartment of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranDepartment of Critical Care Nursing, Razi Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranHIV/STI Surveillance Research Center, WHO Collaborating Center for HIV Surveillance, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranNursing Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranIntroductionTeacher violence is defined as the intentional use of power by teachers against students in a variety of ways, including physical, verbal, psychological, and sexual assault. Victims of school violence are more anxious and insecure than other students. An in-depth and comprehensive study on the prevention of violence in schools is urgent and necessary. We conducted this study to determine teacher violence from the perspectives of schoolteachers and students and related factors.MethodsWe conducted this descriptive-analytical study on 313 teachers and 400 students in Ardestan, southern Iran, in 2019. We selected teachers and students using a census method and stratified random sampling, respectively. The research instrument was the school violence questionnaire.ResultsFrom the perspective of teachers, the mean score of teacher violence (5.7) was significantly lower than that of students (18.3). Male, young, single teachers with diploma and less work experience had significantly higher violence scores than other teachers (P < 0.001). We witnessed this trend in public boys’ schools as well (p < 0.001). The total mean score for teacher violence was not significantly different between male and female students. From the perspective of students, the mean score of teacher violence was significantly different (P < 0.001).ConclusionOur results suggest that education authorities and school principals should supervise public school teachers with less education, younger students, and boys’ schools and provide practical training to improve the communication and emotional skills among these teachers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.942284/fullviolenceteacherstudenteducationschools |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Foghara Ardestani Maryam Saber Mahlagha Dehghan Abedin Iranpour Hamideh Baniasadi Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran Frontiers in Psychology violence teacher student education schools |
| title | Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran |
| title_full | Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran |
| title_fullStr | Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran |
| title_short | Teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors: A survey in Southern Iran |
| title_sort | teacher violence from the perspectives of teachers and students and related factors a survey in southern iran |
| topic | violence teacher student education schools |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.942284/full |
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