Development of a measure of workplace deviance.

2000/01/01 by Rebecca J. Bennett, Sandra L. Robinson · 2,786 citations
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression #Confirmatory factor analysis #Construct validity #Crime Patterns and Interventions #Developmental psychology #Deviance (statistics) #Interpersonal communication #Psychology #Psychometrics #Scale (ratio) #Social and Intergroup Psychology #Social psychology #Statistics #Structural equation modeling #Test validity

paper · doi:10.1037/0021-9010.85.3.349

published in Journal of Applied Psychology 85(3), 349-360 (American Psychological Association)

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Abstract

The purpose of this research was to develop broad, theoretically derived measure(s) of deviant behavior in the workplace. Two scales were developed: a 12-item scale of organizational deviance (deviant behaviors directly harmful to the organization) and a 7-item scale of interpersonal deviance (deviant behaviors directly harmful to other individuals within the organization). These scales were found to have internal reliabilities of .81 and .78, respectively. Confirmatory factor analysis verified that a 2-factor structure had acceptable fit. Preliminary evidence of construct validity is also provided. The implications of this instrument for future empirical research on workplace deviance are discussed.

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