Stress and positive attitudes towards violent discipline are associated with school violence by Ugandan teachers |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, 78567, Konstanz, Germany;2. vivo International, 78340, Konstanz, Germany;3. Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, 2329, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;4. Department of Psychology, Universität Bielefeld, Box 100131, Bielefeld, Germany;1. Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, 78567 Konstanz, Germany;2. Department of Educational Psychology and Curriculum Studies, Dar es Salaam University College of Education, 2329 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;3. Vivo International, 78430 Konstanz, Germany;4. Department of Psychology, University of Bielefeld, 33501 Bielefeld, Germany;1. Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, United States;2. Department of Health Services Research and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), 15-17 Tavistock Pl, London, WC1H 9SH, United Kingdom;3. Graines de Paix, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire;4. Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), 15-17 Tavistock Pl, London, WC1H 9SH, United Kingdom;1. Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA;2. Division of Global HIV and TB, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA;3. Nigeria Country Office, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Abuja, Nigeria;4. Uganda Country Office, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kampala, Uganda;5. Zambia Country Office, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lukasa, Zambia;1. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK;2. Raising Voices, Kampala, Uganda;3. Institute of Education, University College London, London, UK;4. Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
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| Abstract: | BackgroundGlobally, the use of violent discipline methods by teachers to manage child behavior is still highly prevalent despite enactment of laws that prohibit school violence. In the case of Uganda there is a dearth of accurate prevalence statistics on school violence and factors associated with the use of violence by teachers.ObjectivesTherefore, the current study examined the prevalence of and attitudes towards violence. The study also explored the association between teachers’ stress, positive attitudes towards violence and the use of violent discipline management methods.MethodsA representative sample of 291 teachers and 702 students from 12 public secondary schools in southwestern Uganda responded to anonymous self-administered questionnaires. Data were collected from April to November 2017.ResultsFindings indicated that 86.5% of the teachers reported having used violent disciplinary methods on students in the past month while 91.5% of the students reported experiencing violence by teachers. Teachers (88.3%, n = 256) endorsed positive attitudes towards violent discipline. Teachers’ stress was related to higher levels of violent discipline (β = 0.20). This relation was mediated by positive attitudes towards violence (0.06, SE: 0.01, 95%-CI: 0.035–0.092).ConclusionsOur findings indicate that teacher reported stress was associated with their use of violent behavior and positive attitudes and that positive attitudes reduced the association between teachers’ stress and violent behavior. Therefore, interventions aiming to reduce violence by teachers may need to integrate effective stress management skills, in addition to nonviolent discipline strategies, and fostering attitudinal change towards the use of violent methods. |
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| Keywords: | Violent discipline Stress Positive attitudes towards violence School violence Teacher |
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