ABSTRACT

This study investigated the relationships between sexual (verbal and non-verbal sexual harassment) and physical violence against physical education (PE) teachers and work-related stress. Participants were 175 (females 122, males 53) Finnish PE teachers aged between 27 and 62 years. The findings showed that 1) higher perceived physical violence was positively associated with higher perceived non-verbal sexual harassment and work-related stress; 2) teachers with a sport science degree perceived higher work-related stress mediated by physical violence than other teachers; 3) longer-serving PE teachers reported lower verbal sexual harassment than teachers with less teaching experience; and 4) female PE teachers reported higher work-related stress than male teachers. These results indicated that violence against PE teachers is multidimensional. To prevent work-related stress in PE teachers, school authorities could encourage teachers to report student threats as a violence prevention strategy in schools and provide appropriate support for teachers who have been victims of violence.

摘要

这项研究调查了性（语言和非语言性骚扰）与针对体育教师的身体暴力和与工作相关的压力之间的关系。参加者为175名（女122名，男53名）芬兰体育老师，年龄在27至62岁之间。研究结果表明：1）较高的肉体暴力与较高的非语言性骚扰和与工作有关的压力成正比；2）具有体育科学学位的教师比其他教师认为，身体暴力导致的与工作相关的压力更高；3）服务时间较长的体育老师比没有教学经验的老师报告的口头性骚扰更少；（4）体育教师的工作压力比男性教师高。这些结果表明，针对体育教师的暴力行为是多维的。