Typology of Deviant Behaviors in Physical Education Teachers

Document Type : Original research

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1 Assistant Professor of Sport Managment, Sport Sciences Research Institute of Iran

2 Ph.D. of Sport Managment, Farabi Campus of Tehran University

3 Ph.D. Student of Sport Managment, Urmia University

Abstract

The aim of this research was to identify physical education teachers’ deviant behaviors by mix method. Qualitative data were collected from 17 experts using depth interviews, that analyzed by using directed content analysis technique. The 38 generated code categorized in 17 families, 12 super family and four dimensions based on Robinson and Bennett (1995) typology of deviant workplace behavior. This four dimension was professional commitment deviance, property deviance, personal deviance and political deviance. In quantitative phase, 97 Physical education teachers completed the researcher made questionnaire with online. The result of one sample T-test in super family level showed nine themes out of 12 have mean above three and only three of the themes are less than three. Also, professional commitment deviance and property deviance were moderate, and, personal deviance and political deviance were above the average. Findings can be used in corrective actions with deviant behavior of physical education teachers.

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Sport Psychology Studies
Volume 7, Issue 23
Spring 2018
April 2018
Pages 157-178

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  • Receive Date: 05 July 2017
  • Revise Date: 18 August 2017
  • Accept Date: 18 September 2017

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