ERIC Number: EJ1377088
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Jun
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1059-8405
EISSN: EISSN-1546-8364
Assault Deterrents and Educators' Risk of Physical Assault: A Case-Control Study
Feda, Denise M.; Gerberich, Susan G.; Ryan, Andrew D.; Nachreiner, Nancy M.; McGovern, Patricia M.
Journal of School Nursing, v39 n3 p219-228 Jun 2023
The study purpose was to identify associations between assault deterrent presence in kindergarten through 12th (K-12) grade schools and physical assaults (PAs) against educators. Data collected through a two-phase study identified physical and nonphysical violent events and utilized a nested case-control study to identify PA risk/protective factors. Analyses included multivariable modeling. Adjusted analyses demonstrated a significant decreased risk of PA with routine locker searches (odds ratio [OR] = 0.49, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.29, 0.82]). Also important, although not statistically significant, were presence of video monitors (OR = 0.72, 95% CI [0.50, 1.03]), intercoms (OR = 0.77, 95% CI [0.55, 1.06]), and required school uniforms/dress codes (OR = 0.74, 95% CI [0.52, 1.07]). These findings are integral to school nursing practice in which there is opportunity to influence application of relevant pilot intervention efforts as a first step in determining the potential efficacy of broad-based interventions that can positively impact the problem of school-related violence.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Aggression, Violence, Student Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, School Nurses, Intervention, Educational Environment, Antisocial Behavior, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Characteristics, School Safety
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (DHHS/CDC)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Minnesota
Grant or Contract Numbers: R01OH007816