Investigation of the perceived mobbing behaviours by conunselor teachers(a sample of the Gaziantep city)

The aim of this study is to research into the mobbing behaviour perceived by teacher counsellors in terms of variables. Descriptive research method has been used in this study. The universe of this study has included the teacher counsellors working at Gaziantep. As it is desired to be reached the whole of the universe in the study, the way of sampling is not preferred. 219 teachers working on seven different districts of Gaziantep in 2009-2010 school year have comprised the sample group of this study. With the purpose of providing the description of the personal information of the people included in the study, `occupational satisfaction scale? developed by Kuzgun, Sevim and Hamamcı (1999), has been used, and with the purpose of evaluating the perceived mobbing behaviour `mobbing detection scale? which includes 35 items of mobbing typology inventory determined by Leymann and formed by Bulut (2007) has been used. Data collection tools were delivered to the schools with a directive and they were retaken in closed envelopes. The obtained data was analyzed with SPSS program. With the aim of determining whether occupational safisfaction and personal variables predicts the perceived mobbing, regression analysis has been used in the study. The variables of marital status, educational level, occupational seniority and school types have been found to be a meaningful predictor of mobbing behaviour perceived by teacher counsellors. Moreover, some variables predicting significantly the lower dimensions of mobbing have been determined. Suggestions have been developed in line with the obtained data.Key Words: Mobbing, Psychological Counseling and Guidance, Teacher Counsellor, Occupational Satisfaction.