Workplace violence among Pennsylvania education workers: Differences among occupations☆

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• Alternative Title:
  J Safety Res
• Personal Author:
  Tiesman, Hope ; Konda, Srinivas ; Hendricks, Scott ; Mercer, Dan ; Amandus, Harlan
• Description:
  Problem ; The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence and characteristics of physical and non-physical WPV in a state-based cohort of education workers. ; Method ; A sample of 6,450 workers was drawn using de-identified union membership lists, stratified on gender, occupation, and school location. A cross-sectional survey was mailed to participants. ; Results ; An estimated 7.8% (95%CI = 6.6–9.1) of education workers were physically assaulted and 28.9% (95%CI = 26.4–31.5) experienced a non-physical WPV event during the 2009–2010 school year. Special education teachers were significantly more likely to be physically assaulted and experience a non-physical WPV event compared to general education teachers (Prevalence Rate Ratio = 3.6, 95% 2.4–5.5; PRR = 1.4, 95%CI = 1.1–1.8). ; Discussion ; Special education teachers were at the highest risk for both physical and non-physical WPV. If not already present, schools should consider implementing comprehensive WPV prevention programs for their employees. ; Impact on Industry ; Special education teachers have unique workplace hazards. Strategies that protect the special education teacher, while still protecting the special education student should be considered.
• Subjects:
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Education, Special
  • Faculty
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Occupations
  • Pennsylvania
  • Prevalence
  More +
• Keywords:
  • nonfatal injuries
  • workplace violence
  • education
  • occupational safety and health
  • surveillance
• Source:
  J Safety Res. 44:65-71
• Pubmed ID:
  23398707
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4570475
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  44
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/37517/cdc_37517_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 571.19 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f61993d672ed6e3eb0a8a3e3f8bb5a2f4f39e68a841518f13c68ee893b1758ec