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Table 3 Student and faculty experience with uncivil faculty behaviors

From: Nursing faculty academic incivility: perceptions of nursing students and faculty

Faculty behavior

Response

Faculty

(n = 40)

F (%)

Student

(n = 155)

F (%)

Chi Square (Ӽ2), p-value

General taunts or disrespect to other students

Yes

9(23.1)

44(29.1)

Ӽ2 = 0.566

p = 0.452

No

30(76.9)

107(70.9)

General taunts or disrespect to other faculty

Yes

16(43.2)

25(17)

Ӽ2 = 11.750

p = 0.001

No

21(56.8)

122(83)

Challenges to other faculty knowledge or credibility

Yes

11(28.9)

51(34.9)

Ӽ2 = 0.483

p = 0.487

No

27(71.1)

95(65.1)

Harassing comments (racial, ethnic, gender) directed at students

Yes

5(13.2)

25(16.9)

Ӽ2 = 0.312

p = 0.577

No

33(86.8)

123(83.1)

Harassing comments (racial, ethnic, gender) directed at other faculty

Yes

8(21.6)

20(14.2)

Ӽ2 = 1.223

p = 0.269

No

29(78.4)

121(85.8)

Vulgarity directed at students

Yes

7(18.4)

18(13.3)

Ӽ2 = 0.621

p = 0.431

No

31(81.6)

117(86.7)

Vulgarity directed at other faculty

Yes

8(21.1)

16(11.9)

Ӽ2 = 2.047

p = 0.152

No

30(78.9)

118(88.1)

Inappropriate emails to other students

Yes

2(5.4)

8(5.4)

Ӽ2 = 0.000

p = 0.993

No

35(94.6)

141(94.6)

Inappropriate emails to faculty

Yes

3(8.1)

15(10.3)

Ӽ2 = 0.165

p = 0.684

No

34(91.9)

130(89.7)

Threats of physical harm against other students

Yes

2(5.3)

13(8.7)

Ӽ2 = 0.492

p = 0.483

No

36(94.7)

136(91.3)

Threats of physical harm against other faculty

Yes

3(7.9)

11(7.7)

Ӽ2 = 0.002

p = 0.967

No

35(92.1)

132(92.3)

Property damage

Yes

5(13.2)

18(12.6)

Ӽ2 = 0.009

p = 0.925

No

33(86.8)

125(87.4)

Statements about having access to weapons

Yes

2(5.3)

11(4.8)

Ӽ2 = 0.246

p = 0.620

No

36(94.7)

134(92.4)