Risk of physical assault against school educators with histories of occupational and other violence: A case-control study

A case-control study design was used to investigate risks of work-related physical assault (PA) associated with a history of violent victimization among educators. A total of 6,469 state-licensed educators (Kindergarten – Grade 12) worked in the previous 12~months and were eligible to participate. E...

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Published in:Work (Reading, Mass.) Mass.), 2012, Vol.42 (1), p.39-46
Main Authors: Nachreiner, Nancy M., Gerberich, Susan G., Ryan, Andrew D., Erkal, Sibel, McGovern, Patricia M., Church, Timothy R., Mongin, Steven J., Feda, Denise M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bullying - psychology
Case-Control Studies
Crime Victims - psychology
Crime Victims - statistics & numerical data
Educational Status
Faculty - statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Minnesota - epidemiology
Occupations - statistics & numerical data
Occupations - trends
Prevalence
Regression Analysis
Risk
Schools - classification
Schools - statistics & numerical data
Sexual Harassment - psychology
Sexual Harassment - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Verbal Behavior
Violence - psychology
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Violence - trends
Workload
Workplace - psychology
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Summary:A case-control study design was used to investigate risks of work-related physical assault (PA) associated with a history of violent victimization among educators. A total of 6,469 state-licensed educators (Kindergarten – Grade 12) worked in the previous 12~months and were eligible to participate. Exposure data were collected from cases (reporting a PA event in previous 12 months, n=290) for the month before PA, and from controls (no work-related PA in previous 12 months; n=867) for a randomly selected working month. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals identified increased risks for educators with any prior history of work-related (17.3, 11.4–26.3) or non-work-related PA (2.0, 1.2–3.5). In addition, PA risk in the previous twelve months increased with the number of previous victimizations, and risk also increased for educators with histories of non-physical violence (work- and non work-related). The results present a compelling case for targeted interventions and further research.
ISSN:1051-9815
1875-9270
DOI:10.3233/WOR-2012-1331