Violence against educators: a population-based study

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• Personal Author:
  Church, Timothy R. ; Feda DM ; Geisser MS ; Gerberich, Susan G. ; McGovern, Patricia M. ; Mongin, Steven J. ; Nachreiner, Nancy M. ; Pinder ED ; Ryan, Andrew D. ; Sage SK ; Watt GD
• Description:
  OBJECTIVE: Identify the magnitude and risk factors for occupational physical assault (PA) and nonphysical violence (NPV) against Minnesota educators. METHODS: Among 26,000 randomly selected licensed kindergarten to grade 12 educators, 6469 eligible educators reported whether they experienced PA or NPV during the prior year. Multiple logistic regression models were based on directed acyclic graphs. RESULTS: Respective PA and NPV annual rates per 100 educators were 8.3 and 38.4. Work changes resulted among PA (13% to 20%) and NPV (22%) victims. Risks increased for master's prepared or education specialists who worked in public alternative schools and special education. Risks decreased for those working for more than 20 years, part time, and in private schools. Physical assault risk decreased when teaching grades 3 to 12 (vs kindergarten to grade 2), but NPV risk increased. CONCLUSION: Targeted efforts on specific violence risk and protective factors are essential to improve educators' work environments. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Age Factors Behavior Education Hazardous Substances Men Mental Disorders Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-factors Behavioral-disorders Health-hazards Humans Injuries Mathematical-models Occupational-hazards Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Risk-factors Safety-climate Safety-monitoring Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Teaching Work-environment Workplace-studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Minnesota ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  294-302
• Volume:
  53
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042170
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2011 Mar; 53(3):294-302
• Contact Point Address:
  Susan G. Gerberich, PhD, MSPH, Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Mayo Mail Code 807, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
• Email:
  gerbe001@umn.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• Performing Organization:
  University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20040501
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20080430
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83ed1e82ba3082de771c2d7c9d4cfc50f7fa1b390f630c78160449dd7579e5f4d4a51eed69ed374651f2499041a03d64b07137663c9cccb8af4314420eb82ce5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194475/cdc_194475_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 202.24 KB ]