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Table 4 Students’ and faculty members’ experience with uncivil students behaviors

From: Incidence and perception of nursing students’ academic incivility in Oman

Student Experiences of Incivility

Response

Faculty

(n = 40)

f (%)

Student

(n = 155)

f (%)

Chi Square (Ӽ2), p-value

General taunts or disrespect to other students

Yes

6(15.4)

47(30.1)

Ӽ2 = 3.43

p = 0.06

No

33(84.6)

109(69.9)

General taunts or disrespect to faculty

Yes

15(38.5)

46(29.9)

Ӽ2 = 1.06

p = 0.03

No

24(61.5)

108(70.1)

Challenges to faculty knowledge or credibility

Yes

17(42.5)

55(36.7)

Ӽ2 = 0.46

p = 0.50

No

23(57.5)

95(63.3)

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

Yes

6(15.8)

33(21.3)

Ӽ2 = 0.55

p = 0.46

No

32(84.2)

123(78.8)

Harassing comments (ethnic, gender) directed at faculty

Yes

12(30.8)

29(19.3)

Ӽ2 = 2.383

p = 0.12

No

27(69.2)

121(80.7)

Vulgarity directed at students

Yes

4(1.05)

30(19.4)

Ӽ2 = 2.69

p = 0.26

No

34(89.5)

108(78.3)

Vulgarity directed at faculty

Yes

5(13.2)

23(16.8)

Ӽ2 = 0.29

p = 0.59

No

33(86.8)

114(83.2)

Inappropriate emails to other students

Yes

5(13.5)

20(12.8)

Ӽ2 = 0.01

p = 0.91

No

32(86.5)

136(87.2)

Inappropriate emails to faculty

Yes

5(13.2)

16(10.7)

Ӽ2 = 0.19

p = 0.66

No

33(86.8)

134(89.3)

Threats of physical harm against other students

Yes

4(10.5)

13(34.2)

Ӽ2 = 0.16

p = 0.69

No

34(89.5)

140(91.5)

Threats of physical harm against faculty

Yes

4(10.5)

8(5.2)

Ӽ2 = 1.45

p = 0.23

No

34(89.5)

145(94.8)

Property damage

Yes

7(18.4)

17(11.1)

Ӽ2 = 1.48

p = 0.22

No

31(81.5)

136(88.9)

Statements about having access to weapons

Yes

3(7.9)

8(5.3)

Ӽ2 = 0.36

p = 0.55

No

35(92.1)

142(94.7)