TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Bullying and inappropriate behaviour among faculty personnel
JO  - Policy futures in education
A1  - Meriläinen, Matti
A1  - Sinkkonen, Hanna-Maija
A1  - Puhakka, Helena
A1  - Käyhkö, Katinka
SP  - 617
EP  - 634
VL  - 14
IS  - 6
N2  - This study focuses on the degree, nature and consequences of bullying or inappropriate behaviour among faculty personnel (n = 303) in a Finnish university. A total of 114 (38%) faculty members answered the email questionnaire. According to the results, 15% of the respondents had experienced bullying; in addition, 45% had experienced inappropriate behaviour. The person behind the bullying or inappropriate behaviour was a member of the teaching personnel (f = 26), a member of the administration staff (f = 23), a student (f = 13) or a member of the research personnel (f = 8). Bullying or inappropriate behaviour occurred during research work (f = 21), personnel meetings (f = 19), interaction situations (10), teaching (f = 7), counselling (f = 7) or during leisure time (f = 1). Factor analysis revealed three dimensions of bullying: exclusion and discrimination, person-related belittlement and professional undermining. These dimensions were consistent with the categories of the consequences of bullying or inappropriate behaviour based on open-ended answers. The consequences of bullying or inappropriate behaviour primarily have an influence at the individual level as affective disorders and as a decrease in professional self-confidence and work performance. These consequences are also temporally and communally linked to a declining working environment and further to a reduction in the profitability of the faculty.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1478-2103
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1478210316639417
ID  - ref1
ER  -