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Bullying, Cyberbullying: Bully, Victim and Bystanders
Assessing Family-Like Dynamics in the Workplace as Possible Precursors of Workplace Bullying: Psychometric Analysis
Laura Dzurec1, Aryn Karpinski2, Monica Kennison3
1Connell School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Background And Purpose:
Family-like dynamics in workplaces may serve as antecedents to workplace bullying. This study addressed the psychometric properties of an instrument modified to assess family-like dynamics in the workplace.
Design:
The investigators used categorical principal components analysis (CATPCA) to investigate the psychometric properties of an instrument modified to measure coworker perceptions of family-like dynamics in the workplace.
Methods:
Primarily White (95%) study participants (N = 273) completed a brief, demographic form and the modified Family Relationships Index (FRI) of the Family Assessment Scale (FES) (Moos & Moos, 1981, 1986). Demographic data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and perceptions of family-like dynamics in the workplace were analyzed using CATPCA.
Results:
The modified FRI served as a reasonable model for capturing coworker perceptions of family-like dynamics in the workplace.
Conclusions:
Further research is indicated to determine the overall utility of the modified FRI and to ascertain whether family-like dynamics actually are precursors to workplace bullying victimization.
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