Citation

Melanda FN, dos Santos HG, Salvagioni DAJ, Mesas AE, González AD, Andrade SM. Cad. Saude Publica 2018; 34(5): e00079017.

Vernacular Title

Violência física contra professores no espaço escolar: análise por modelos de equações estruturais.

Affiliation

Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Escola Nacional De Saude Publica)

DOI

10.1590/0102-311x00079017

PMID

29846403

Abstract

This study aimed to identify associations between sociodemographic, workplace, and school environmental factors and the occurrence of physical violence against teachers at school. This was a cross-sectional study of teachers that had been working for at least a year in elementary or middle schools in the state school system in Londrina, Paraná State, Brazil. A convenience sample was taken of the 20 schools with the most teachers in the city of Londrina. Data were obtained through interviews and self-completed questionnaires in 2012 and 2013. Physical violence was defined as reports of attempted or actual physical aggression using cold steel weapons or firearms in the 12 months prior to the study. Structural equation models were used for the data analysis. Of the 937 teachers eligible for the study, 789 (84.2%) were interviewed. The physical violence victimization rate in schoolteachers was 8.4%. Work conditions (number of schools where the teachers worked and type of employment contract) showed a direct effect on physical violence (p = 0.032), as did having experienced previous situations of violence in the school (p = 0.059). Age (up to 40 years) was indirectly related to physical violence, correlating with worse work conditions. The results highlight the importance of improving teachers' work conditions and implementing measures to prevent violence both in schools and in society as a whole.

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