Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment at work: Validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised
Measuring exposure to bullying and harassment at work: Validity, factor structure and psychometric properties of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised
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DOI：
10.1080/02678370902815673
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
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6.1
通讯作者：
Notelaers, Guy
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作者：
Einarsen, Staale;Hoel, Helge;Notelaers, Guy
本研究探讨了修订后的消极行为量表（NAQ-R）的心理测量学特性，因素结构和效度，该量表是一种旨在测量工作场所欺凌的工具。通过对5288名英国员工的异质样本进行重新分析，结果表明，22项工具具有较高的内部稳定性，有三个基本因素：个人欺凌，工作相关的欺凌和身体恐吓形式的欺凌，虽然该工具也可以用作单因素测量。标准效度进行了探讨，有关的NAQ-R的分数，以一个单一的项目测量的感知受害欺负，表现出高度的相关性与总NAQ-R和分数的三个因素。欺负的目标得分显着高于所有22个项目相比，非目标。NAQ-R与心理健康、心理社会工作环境和领导力的测量结果相关，表明该工具具有良好的结构效度。此外，潜在的类集群（LCC）分析表明，该工具可用于区分不同程度的员工之间的欺凌，从不经常接触到工作中的不礼貌严重受害欺凌和骚扰。更常用的操作标准也可以用来检测欺凌的目标。因此，NAQ-R被认为是测量工作场所欺凌的标准化和有效的工具。
This study investigates the psychometric properties, factor structure and validity of the revised Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R), an instrument designed to measure exposure to bullying in the workplace. By reanalyzing data based on a heterogeneous sample of 5288 UK employees, the results show that the 22-item instrument has a high internal stability, with three underlying factors: personal bullying, work-related bullying and physically intimidating forms of bullying, although the instrument may also be used as a single factor measure. Criterion validity was explored by relating the scores on the NAQ-R to a single-item measure of perceived victimization from bullying, showing high correlations with both the total NAQ-R and scores on the three factors. Targets of bullying scored significantly higher on all 22 items compared to non-targets. The NAQ-R correlated as expected with measures of mental health, psychosocial work environment and leadership, indicating a good construct validity of the instrument. Furthermore, a latent class cluster (LCC) analysis showed that the instrument may be used to differentiate between groups of employees with different levels of exposure to bullying, ranging from infrequent exposure to incivility at work to severe victimization from bullying and harassment. The more commonly used operational criteria can also be used to detect targets of bullying. Hence, the NAQ-R is proposed as a standardized and valid instrument for the measurement of workplace bullying.