Citation

Simons SR, Stark RB, Demarco RF. Res. Nurs. Health 2011; 34(2): 132-140.

Affiliation

University of Massachusetts at Lowell, 3 Solomont Way, Suite 2, Lowell, MA 01854-5126.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/nur.20422

PMID

21246569

Abstract

Studies on workplace bullying either in the U.S. or internationally rarely include nurses. We tested the concurrent validity of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (22 items) with a sample of nurses. Five hundred eleven registered nurses (RNs) responded to a mailed survey. Factor, reliability, and regression analyses tested dimensionality, reliability, and construct and criterion validity. Workplace bullying is best seen as a one-dimensional construct. A subset of four items was found to be both valid and reliable in measuring bullying in this sample. Findings support the use of a one-dimensional, four-item questionnaire to measure perceived bullying in nursing populations. Using a four-item questionnaire decreases participant and researcher burden and makes available an outcome measure for future descriptive and predictive interventional research. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health.

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