The analysis, carried out by Warwick University for the National Union of Teachers, found that since 2001 male teachers have experienced a greater increase in pupils answering back than female teachers, and while female teachers report a drop in lesson disruption, male teachers report an increase.
More men than women report threats from parents, although offensive language from pupils is more of a problem for female teachers.
Christine Blower, acting general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: "Despite the impression given by some national figures that women teachers are more subject to experiencing bad behaviour than men, the evidence is that it is male teachers who sometimes experience greater levels of poor pupil behaviour. It also demonstrates how misleading gender stereotypes are."
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