Assault Deterrents and Educators’ Risk of Physical Assault: A Case–Control Study

Denise M. Feda; Susan G. Gerberich; Andrew D. Ryan; Nancy M. Nachreiner; Patricia M. McGovern

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Assault Deterrents and Educators’ Risk of Physical Assault: A Case–Control Study

Denise M. Feda, Susan G. Gerberich, Andrew D. Ryan, Nancy M. Nachreiner, Patricia M. McGovern

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-228
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of School Nursing
Volume	39
Issue number	3
Early online date	Dec 9 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1059840520976396
State	Published - Jun 2023

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Support for this research was provided, in part, by the: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services (R01 OH007816); Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety - Education and Research Center (NIOSH Training Grant Number T42 OH008434); Center for Violence Prevention and Control, University of Minnesota; and Regional Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Minnesota.The contents of this effort are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or other associated entities.

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K–12 schools
assault deterrents
educators/teachers
occupational violence
physical assault

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Assault Deterrents and Educators’ Risk of Physical Assault: A Case–Control Study

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