e-Pedagogium 2019, 19(1):14-25 | DOI: 10.5507/epd.2019.002

The effect of coping strategies on workplace bullying in elementary school teachers

Simona Dobešová Cakirpaloglua, Tomáš Čechb, Jana Kvintováa, Lucie Křeménkováa
a Katedra psychologie a patopsychologie, Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Palackého
b Ústav pedagogiky a sociálních studií, Pedagogická fakulta Univerzity Palackého

Stress is a major problem in the teaching profession. It is related to work overload, lack of teaching staff, lack of coping strategies and a high staff turnover. Rapid increases of stress in elementary school teachers results in a high risk of workplace bullying. One of the options for prevention is to find suitable coping strategies. The research objective of this study was to determine the relationship between coping strategies and the victims of bullying in the workplace in the Czech Republic. Two questionnaires were used consisting of: NAQ-R questionnaires (Negative Acts Questionnaire- Revised) which evaluates the prevalence and forms of workplace bullying, and a standardized OSI-R questionnaire (Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised) which evaluates the emotional impact, cognitive stress management and the utilised coping strategies (personal resources for coping with stress). The research sample consisted of 464 elementary school teachers, of whom 67 were men and 388 were women. The existence of a significantly negative relationship was confirmed between the victims of workplace bullying and all coping strategies monitored - social support, relaxation, self-care, and cognitive coping.

Keywords: workplace bullying, teachers, stress, coping strategies.

Accepted: June 18, 2019; Published: July 22, 2019  Show citation

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Dobešová Cakirpaloglu, S., Čech, T., Kvintová, J., & Křeménková, L. (2019). The effect of coping strategies on workplace bullying in elementary school teachers. e-Pedagogium, 19(1), 14-25. doi: 10.5507/epd.2019.002
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