Teachers and social pedagogues’ experiences with bullying behaviour and subjective well-being
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bullying behaviour, subjective well-being, teachers, social pedagoguesAbstract
Uurimuse eesmärk on kirjeldada ja võrrelda õpetajate ja sotsiaalpedagoogide kiusamiskäitumise kogemust ning hinnanguid subjektiivsele heaolule. Kirjeldav-võrdleva uurimuse valimi (n = 626) moodustasid Eesti õpetajad (n = 446) ja sotsiaalpedagoogid (n = 180). Uuritavad klassifitseeriti gruppidesse lähtuvalt kiusamiskäitumise kogemusest: ohver kooliajal, ohver tööl, ohver kooliajal ja tööl, ohver/kiusaja kooliajal ja ohver/kiusaja tööl, kiusaja kooliajal, ohver tööl ning kiusamiskäitumisega mitteseotud. Subjektiivset heaolu hinnati kahest aspektist: eluga rahulolu ja tööga rahulolu. Tulemustest ilmnes, et kiusamiskäitumise kogemus oli tagasivaatavalt kooli ajal või tööl (ohvri/kiusajana) enamikul (ligi 74%) Eesti õpetajatest ja sotsiaalpedagoogidest. Sealjuures ilmnes nii õpetajate kui sotsiaalpedagoogide puhul, et uuritavad, kellel oli kiusamise ohvrikogemus mitmes kontekstis mitmel ajal – nii tagasivaatavalt kooliajal kui ka tööl, hindasid enda subjektiivset heaolu madalalt. See uurimus pakub väärtust mitmesuguse (nii lähtuvalt ajaperspektiivist kui rollist) kiusamiskogemuse ja -levimuse kirjeldamisel nii õpetajate kui ka sotsiaalpedagoogide seas.
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