Bullying Vignettes Measure

Abstract

The Bullying Vignettes Measure, developed by Dakin et al. (2023), is an instrument designed to assess the perceived seriousness of various incidents of workplace bullying. This measure was created for a study that explored broadened concepts of harm within an American adult sample, recruited via Amazon’s Mechanical Turk. The instrument utilizes eight vignettes, which are based on real-life behaviors, case studies, and news stories, to gauge the perceived severity of both prototypical and marginal instances of workplace bullying. Validity results have been reported for these scenarios.

Keywords

Workplace Bullying, Severity, Perceived Seriousness, Employee Attitudes, Employee Interaction, Seriousness, Working Conditions, Bullying, Organizational and Occupational Measures.

Authors

Dakin, Brodie C.; McGrath, Melanie J.; Rhee, Joshua J.; Haslam, Nick

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Purpose

The primary purpose of this instrument is to quantify the perceived severity of scenarios that depict both prototypical and marginal instances of workplace bullying. It aims to understand how individuals assess the seriousness of different types of bullying behaviors in a work environment.

Validity

Construct Validity: The construct validity of the Bullying Vignettes Measure was established through pretesting. This pretesting demonstrated a reliable difference in the mean severity ratings between the set of prototypical vignettes and the set of marginal vignettes, indicating that the instrument effectively differentiates between these two categories of bullying instances.

Reliability

No reliability data is Available

Factor Analysis

No data is Available

Instrument: Bullying Vignettes Measure

Test Type: Original

Format: Participants are presented with scenarios described in each vignette and are asked to indicate how severe they believe the depicted behaviors are. Responses are collected on a 5-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 (not severe at all) to 5 (extremely severe). The instrument includes four vignettes depicting prototypical instances of bullying and four depicting marginal instances.

Language Available: English

Population Group: Human (Male and Female)

Age Group: Adulthood (18 years and older)

Population Details: The respondents in the development study were adult participants located in the United States.

Test Methodology: The methodology primarily involves the assessment of test validity, specifically construct validity.

Keywords

Workplace Bullying; Severity; Perceived Seriousness

Authors

Author ORCID Identifier:

• Dakin, Brodie C.: orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-0813

• McGrath, Melanie J.: orcid.org/0000-0001-8632-218X

• Rhee, Joshua J.: orcid.org/0000-0002-6245-7060

• Haslam, Nick: orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-2340

Affiliation:
All authors (Dakin, Brodie C.; McGrath, Melanie J.; Rhee, Joshua J.; Haslam, Nick) are affiliated with the University of Melbourne.

Email addresses:

• Dakin, Brodie C.: [email protected]

• McGrath, Melanie J.: No data is Available

• Rhee, Joshua J.: No data is Available

• Haslam, Nick: No data is Available

Correspondence Address:
Dakin, Brodie C.: University of Melbourne, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, Parkville, Victoria, Australia, 3010, [email protected]

Permissions & Fee and Test Year

Permissions: Contact Corresponding Author for permissions.
Commercial Use: No
Fee: No
Test Year: 2023

References

Dakin, B. C., McGrath, M. J., Rhee, J. J., & Haslam, N. (2023). Broadened concepts of harm appear less serious. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 14(1), 72–83. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506221076692

Web Site: osf.io/svtgp?view_only=027cf8e894524d69964245ce0aa8425a

Items of the Bullying Vignettes Measure

The Bullying Vignettes Measure consists of eight distinct vignettes. While the specific content of each vignette is not provided in the given information, it is stated that four vignettes depict prototypical instances of workplace bullying and the remaining four depict marginal instances. Participants rate the perceived severity of the behaviors described in each vignette on a 5-point scale. No specific test items are available in the provided text.