Differenciation of exposure to mobbing according to demographic characteristics: A case of private and public school in Kilis provice

Mobbing phenomenon, originating from 1960's, has become a constantly mentioned topic in recent years. It was defined as a concept which can happen at any stage of people's life and it can have devastating effects on people. In this study; by comparing the data which were collected from private and public school employees, it was tried to find out employees exposed to mobbing in terms of demographic characteristics. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 170 employees of private and randomly chosen public schools in the city of Kilis. As a result of analyses, it was found out that there is a difference according the social perception of attack, which is a sub-dimension of mobbing differs according to sex, work status of spouse and institutional type. Perception of showing oneself and affecting communication formation which is a sub-dimension of mobbing differs according to work condition of spouse and work experience. Perception of attack to person's life quality and occupational status which is a sub-dimension of mobbing differs according to number of children. Perception of attack directly to one's health which is a sub-dimension of mobbing differs according to age groups. According to the results general mobbing perpection differs according to the number of children owned, monthly income level, work condition of spouse. Keywords: Mobbing, Physiological Violence, Emotional Abuse, Bullying.