Mobbing, teacher victimization and faculty trust: a structural equation model

Abstract

This research aims to reveal the effects among teacher victimization, mobbing and faculty trust by constructing a structural equation model. The data were collected from 1144 teachers working in the Sanliurfa province of Turkey by cross-sectional surveying with a form prepared online that consisted of questions regarding demographics, multidimensional teacher victimization scale, the mobbing scale, and the omnibus t-scale. The results showed that mobbing affects teacher victimization and faculty trust, teacher victimization negatively affects faculty trust. It is concluded that mobbed teachers think that they are victimized by the faculty and they lose their trust in the faculty.