Workplace incivility and its Relationship to the Forgiveness Likelihood among Secondary Stage Teachers in Hebron governorate
Keywords:
Workplace incivility, Forgiveness Likelihood, Secondary Stage Teachers.Abstract
Objectives: The current study aimed to identify the level of workplace incivility and the forgiveness likelihood, verify the correlation between them, and reveal the differences in forgiveness likelihood according to the gender variable. The study sample consisted of 182 male and female secondary school teachers in Hebron Governorate.
Methods: The study adopted a descriptive-correlational approach. For the purposes of the study, the researchers used the scale of workplace incivility prepared by Handoyo, et al, (2018), along with the scale of forgiveness likelihood developed by the researchers.
Results: The study results showed that the overall degree of workplace incivility and forgiveness likelihood were low. The results indicated an inverse relationship between workplace incivility and forgiveness likelihood. Additionally, the results showed that there were no differences in workplace incivility and forgiveness likelihood according to the gender variable.
Conclusion: The study recommends the need to instill a culture of tolerance and to encourage positive behaviors that support tolerance, in order to address disruptions and personal transgressions that arise in work environments.
