Workplace Psychologically Violent Behaviors Instrument – Chinese Version

Description

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines violence as the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, a group, or a community, resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, developmental disorders, or deprivation. This definition is widely recognized internationally. The WHO also defines psychological violence as deliberately acting against individuals or groups, leading to harm in physical, mental, spiritual, moral, and social development. Psychological violence, also known as mental violence, shares the same essence and connotation in both expressions. Highly educated nurses, who possess superior qualifications, often attract jealousy from colleagues, leading to experiences of psychological violence such as exclusion and isolation. An additional interpretation suggests that highly educated nurses have higher career expectations; thus, when clinical realities do not align with these expectations, they may feel bullied to a greater extent. A tendency towards timidity can exacerbate the dynamics of psychological violence by fostering an environment where the aggressor feels empowered. Occurrences of psychological violence from the same department tend to happen during slower periods, while interactions between different departments tend to occur during busier times.

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Purpose

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Test Year

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Administration Method and Scoring

The Workplace Psychologically Violent Behaviors Instrument (WPVB) presents behaviors encountered in the workplace over the past six months by internal personnel (leaders, colleagues, subordinates). Respondents choose the frequency option that best fits their situation:
0 从未 (never)
1 一次 (once)
2 有时 (sometimes)
3 偶尔 (occasionally)
4 经常 (often)
5 总是 (always)

Reliability and Validity

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Factors and Subscales

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Keywords

心理暴力 (psychological violence), 职场 (workplace), 护士 (nurse), 影响因素 (factors), 定义 (definition)

Items in Chinese

1. 您在工作场所被忽视或被当作“透明”
2. 您要求见面或交谈时得不到他人回应
3. 您负责的工作被交给资历比你低的人来做
4. 您没有得到证明您自己的机会
5. 您未被告知组织的社交活动
6. 您提出的决定和意见被批评和被拒绝
7. 您被职位低于您的人监督
8. 您说话时频繁被打断
9. 您被迫想辞职或更换工作场所
10. 您发送的邮件和电话得不到答复
11. 您工作必需的信息、文件和材料被他人藏匿起来
12. 您的工作/工作结果总是被挑毛病
13. 您被要求去做能力范围之外的工作
14. 您被要求对合作项目的不良后果负责
15. 他人负责的工作, 您却被责备
16. 您的工作专业程度总是被质疑
17. 您的工作被认为毫无价值、无关紧要
18. 您的表现总是被他人负面评价
19. 您感觉自己和工作被他人操控
20. 您被迫去做打击您自信心的工作
21. 您有遇到诸如拳头捶桌子的行为
22. 您听到有关于您的不实传言
23. 您被口头威胁
24. 有人在他人面前用轻视和贬低的言语谈论您
25. 有人在他人面前用轻视的肢体语言表达对您的轻蔑
26. 有人对您的私生活造谣
27. 您被暗示心理有问题
28. 您的诚信受到质疑
29. 存在关于您的不公正的书面报告/报告
30. 您的私人物品被损坏
31. 当您到场时，有人故意离开
32. 有人阻止或禁止同事与您交谈

Items in English

1. You are ignored in the workplace or treated as “invisible.”
2. You do not receive a response when requesting to meet or talk.
3. Your work responsibilities are given to someone with less experience than you.
4. You do not have opportunities to prove yourself.
5. You are not informed of the organization’s social activities.
6. Your decisions and opinions are criticized and rejected.
7. You are supervised by someone in a lower position than yours.
8. You are frequently interrupted when speaking.
9. You feel pressured to resign or change your workplace.
10. Emails and calls you send go unanswered.
11. Necessary information, documents, and materials for your work are hidden by others.
12. Your work/results are constantly criticized.
13. You are asked to perform work outside your skill set.
14. You are held responsible for negative outcomes of collaborative projects.
15. You are blamed for work that others are responsible for.
16. Your professional competence is always questioned.
17. Your work is deemed to be of no value or relevance.
18. Your performance is consistently negatively evaluated by others.
19. You feel your work and yourself are being controlled by others.
20. You are forced to take on work that undermines your self-confidence.
21. You encounter behaviors like slamming fists on the table.
22. You hear false rumors about yourself.
23. You receive verbal threats.
24. Someone discusses you derogatorily in front of others.
25. Someone expresses disdain for you through dismissive body language in front of others.
26. Someone spreads rumors about your private life.
27. You are insinuated to have psychological issues.
28. Your integrity is questioned.
29. Unjust written reports exist about you.
30. Your personal belongings are damaged.
31. When you arrive, someone deliberately leaves.
32. Someone prevents or forbids colleagues from speaking to you.

References

许妹仔. 护士遭受工作场所心理暴力的现状及其影响因素研究[D].南方医科大学,2018.
宗菲,刘颖青,李秀军.北京市三甲医院护士同事间心理暴力现况及影响因素分析[J].护理学杂志,2020,35(02):69-72.