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Factors associated with school psychologists' perceptions of campus violence
Author(s) -
Furlong Michael,
Babinski Leslie,
Poland Scott,
Muñoz Jessica,
Boles Sharon
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
psychology in the schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1520-6807
pISSN - 0033-3085
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6807(199601)33:1<28::aid-pits4>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - school psychology , psychology , school violence , worry , perception , poison control , suicide prevention , human factors and ergonomics , medical education , applied psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , medicine , anxiety , medical emergency , neuroscience
Recent concern about school violence has increased demands on school psychologists to respond to safety concerns on their school campuses. In this study, 123 school psychologists responded to a survey about their perceptions, experiences, and readiness to meaningfully address school violence. School psychologists reported that they do not worry about their personal safety at school (78%), but most felt unprepared to deal with school violence (73%) and had received no specialized training in this area (85%). A principal components analysis of the types of violence school psychologists perceived to occur on their campuses identified a range of incidents from bullying to antisocial behavior. School psychologists working in inner‐city schools were more likely to believe that their schools had high levels of violence (45.6%) compared with those working in urban‐not inner‐city (14.3%), suburban (4.9%), or rural (0%) schools. Recommendations to prepare school psychologists to help prevent, reduce, and respond to campus violence are discussed. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.