Elementary school teachers’ exposure to mobbing

Abstract

Frequency of exposure to mobbing among elementary school teachers working in central Uşakwas investigated in the study. In total 347 elementary school teachers who are working in centre of Uşakvoluntarily participated in the study. As data collection tool “Mobbing Scale” second version developedby Demirci (2014) was administered. Nonparametric Test was carried out to analyse non-parametricdata set. Mann Whitney U-test and Kruskal Wallis H-test were used in the study. Marital Status andMobbing Level did not show statistically significant relationship. The factor named as Quality of Life andProfessional Status and gender show statistically significant relationship; male elementary schoolteachers face to mobbing more frequently than female classroom teachers. As for teaching experiences,6-10 years experienced elementary school teachers’ exposure to mobbing frequency higher than 16-20years, 21-25 years, 26-30 years, and 31-35 years experienced teachers. Elementary school teachers with26-30 years teaching experiences have lower mobbing frequency than other groups.