Farley, S orcid.org/0000-0003-0782-4750, Coyne, I, Axtell, C et al. (1 more author) (2016) Design, development and validation of a workplace cyberbullying measure, the WCM. Work & Stress, 30 (4). pp. 293-317. ISSN 0267-8373
Abstract
Cyberbullying research is beginning to expand from its roots in the youth context into the organizational realm. However, a lack of psychometrically sound scales that capture the diverse features of technological communication has hindered workplace cyberbullying research. The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable measure to assess cyberbullying across various communication technologies and disparate working populations. Three separate studies, involving a total of 944 respondents from different work settings, were conducted to establish a 17-item workplace cyberbullying measure (the WCM). In Study 1, descriptions of workplace cyberbullying behaviours were collected and converted into measurement items. The factor structure and reliability of the scale were examined during Study 2. Further validation of the WCM was established in Study three by assessing correlations with a wide range of variables. Regression analysis demonstrated that the measure explained significant incremental variance in emotional exhaustion over and above existing harassment constructs. Justification for developing the WCM rather than adapting existing measures is presented, along with implications for research and practice.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Work & Stress An International Journal of Work, Health & Organisations on 22 Nov 2016, available online: https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2016.1255998. |
Keywords: | Cyberbullying; workplace bullying; cyberaggression; harassment; measure development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Business (Leeds) > Management Division (LUBS) (Leeds) > Management Division Organizational Behaviour (LUBS) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 07 Jan 2019 13:22 |
Last Modified: | 17 Feb 2019 02:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/02678373.2016.1255998 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140576 |