The nature, extent and impact of educator targeted bullying on school teachers in West Malaysia

Santos, Angeli; Tin, Jia Jian

Abstract

This study examines the nature, prevalence and impact of educator targeted bullying (ETB) in a sample of 575 Malaysian school teachers. Specifically it was predicted that ethnicity may be related to exposure to ETB; that frequency of exposure would vary by type of ETB; that there would be tenure-related differences in terms of exposure and burnout; and that teaching experience could moderate the exposure burnout relationship.

Results suggest that less severe forms of ETB are more prevalent than physical forms; and that educators with increased teaching experience are less exposed to ETB. ETB exhibits a negative impact on burnout; and is strongest for student-related burnout. Increased experience buffers the ETB-student-related burnout relationship while ethnicity is unrelated to exposure to ETB.

Citation

Santos, A., & Tin, J. J. (2018). The nature, extent and impact of educator targeted bullying on school teachers in West Malaysia. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 46(5), 543-556. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1245410

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Sep 29, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Oct 25, 2016
• Publication Date: 2018
• Deposit Date: Oct 19, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 25, 2016
• Journal: British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
• Print ISSN: 0306-9885
• Electronic ISSN: 1469-3534
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 46
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 543-556
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2016.1245410
• Keywords: Educator targeted bullying, Bullying, Burnout, Schools, Teachers
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/821894
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2016.1245410
• Additional Information: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in British Journal of Guidance and Counselling on 25/10/2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03069885.2016.1245410.