TY - JOUR
T1 - Rates and Types of Student Aggression against Teachers
T2 - A Comparative Analysis of U.S. Elementary, Middle, and High Schools
AU - McMahon, Susan D.
AU - Cafaro, Cori L.
AU - Bare, Kailyn
AU - Zinter, Kayleigh E.
AU - Murillo, Yesenia Garcia
AU - Lynch, Gabrielle
AU - Anderman, Eric M.
AU - Espelage, Dorothy L.
AU - Reddy, Linda A.
AU - Subotnik, Rena
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
PY - 2022/8
Y1 - 2022/8
N2 - Student perpetrated violence against teachers is widespread, yet few studies differentiate teacher experiences of violence by school level (i.e., elementary, middle, and high school). This study, based upon 2,558 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade teacher survey responses, revealed differences in types of student aggression against teachers by school level. Middle and high school teachers were more likely to report verbal harassment compared to elementary school teachers. Middle school teachers were most likely to report property offenses. Elementary and middle school teachers were more likely to report physical aggression than high school teachers. Demographic predictors of teacher-directed violence were also examined at each school level. Across all school levels, urban teachers had a greater probability of experiencing a violent incident. For elementary teachers, race/ethnicity and teaching experience were also significant risk factors. Future research, policy, and practice implications and recommendations are discussed.
AB - Student perpetrated violence against teachers is widespread, yet few studies differentiate teacher experiences of violence by school level (i.e., elementary, middle, and high school). This study, based upon 2,558 pre-kindergarten through 12th grade teacher survey responses, revealed differences in types of student aggression against teachers by school level. Middle and high school teachers were more likely to report verbal harassment compared to elementary school teachers. Middle school teachers were most likely to report property offenses. Elementary and middle school teachers were more likely to report physical aggression than high school teachers. Demographic predictors of teacher-directed violence were also examined at each school level. Across all school levels, urban teachers had a greater probability of experiencing a violent incident. For elementary teachers, race/ethnicity and teaching experience were also significant risk factors. Future research, policy, and practice implications and recommendations are discussed.
KW - School level
KW - School violence
KW - Stage-environment fit
KW - Student aggression
KW - Teacher-directed violence
KW - Teachers
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-022-09706-6
DO - https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-022-09706-6
M3 - Article
SN - 1381-2890
VL - 25
SP - 767
EP - 792
JO - Social Psychology of Education
JF - Social Psychology of Education
IS - 4
ER -