The Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction among school psychology trainers

Year: 2022

Issue: Vol. 39 Issue. 1

Journal Name: School Psychology Training and Pedagogy

Title: The Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction Among School Psychology Trainers

Citation: Crothers, L. M., Steeves, T., Drischler, B., Kolbert, J. B., Schmitt, A. J., Hughes, T. L., … & Bray, M. (2022) The Relationship Between Workplace Bullying and Job Satisfaction Among School Psychology Trainers. School Psychology Training and Pedagogy, 39 (1), 1-10. 

Abstract: Widely recognized by graduate educators is that faculty positions within school psychology programs routinely go unfilled each year. Examining the factors influencing the job satisfaction of school psychology trainers may inform how to attract and, just as importantly, retain individuals in such positions. In this exploratory study, we investigated the extent to which workplace bullying is related to the job satisfaction of school psychology faculty members. We surveyed school psychology trainers (N = 243) to assess the prevalence of being bullied at work and their job satisfaction. Results revealed that victimization through bullying accounted for 9% of the variance in faculty member job satisfaction. Of the subtypes of bullying studied, only verbal bullying significantly contributed to job satisfaction. In the discussion, we focus upon the implications of these findings for school psychology trainer shortages.

Keywords:  school psychology, job satisfaction, bullying, workplace bullying

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