A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis
BackgroundThe NAQ (Negative Acts Questionnaire) has been widely used in more than 40 countries to measure the mobbing phenomenon. This research aims to present a psychometric study based on the Spanish version of the NAQ-R carried out by González-Trijueque and Graña (2013). As opposed to the origina...
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| author | Víctor Dujo López David González Trijueque José L. Graña Gómez José M. Andreu Rodríguez |
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| description | BackgroundThe NAQ (Negative Acts Questionnaire) has been widely used in more than 40 countries to measure the mobbing phenomenon. This research aims to present a psychometric study based on the Spanish version of the NAQ-R carried out by González-Trijueque and Graña (2013). As opposed to the original scale, this sample contains 23 items and a three-dimension model (personal bullying, work-related bullying, and physically intimidating forms of bullying).MethodsWe used a heterogeneous occupational sample of 2,538 Spanish employees to analyze internal consistency and concurrent validity. In addition, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis was carried out based on the GLS (generalized least squares) method.ResultsResults showed high internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.91) and high correlations containing clinical symptoms, burn-out indicators, and coping resources. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis developed upon the heterogeneous occupational sample validates the three-dimension structure in the Spanish version of the NAQ-R aimed to measure harassment behaviors at the workplace.ConclusionThe NAQ-R reaffirms its validity and reliability as a measure for mobbing-related behaviors. Hence, the scale may become a useful tool in research and forensic practice. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-16ef0681da584f659385ed5d83ea45982022-12-21T23:57:44ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782020-08-011110.3389/fpsyg.2020.01856518343A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor AnalysisVíctor Dujo López0David González Trijueque1José L. Graña Gómez2José M. Andreu Rodríguez3Department of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology I, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology I, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Personality, Assessment and Clinical Psychology I, Faculty of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, SpainBackgroundThe NAQ (Negative Acts Questionnaire) has been widely used in more than 40 countries to measure the mobbing phenomenon. This research aims to present a psychometric study based on the Spanish version of the NAQ-R carried out by González-Trijueque and Graña (2013). As opposed to the original scale, this sample contains 23 items and a three-dimension model (personal bullying, work-related bullying, and physically intimidating forms of bullying).MethodsWe used a heterogeneous occupational sample of 2,538 Spanish employees to analyze internal consistency and concurrent validity. In addition, a Confirmatory Factor Analysis was carried out based on the GLS (generalized least squares) method.ResultsResults showed high internal reliability (Cronbach’s alpha = 0.91) and high correlations containing clinical symptoms, burn-out indicators, and coping resources. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis developed upon the heterogeneous occupational sample validates the three-dimension structure in the Spanish version of the NAQ-R aimed to measure harassment behaviors at the workplace.ConclusionThe NAQ-R reaffirms its validity and reliability as a measure for mobbing-related behaviors. Hence, the scale may become a useful tool in research and forensic practice.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01856/fullworkplace harassmentnegative acts questionnaireassessmentpsychometric analysispsychosocial stressor |
| spellingShingle | Víctor Dujo López David González Trijueque José L. Graña Gómez José M. Andreu Rodríguez A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis Frontiers in Psychology workplace harassment negative acts questionnaire assessment psychometric analysis psychosocial stressor |
| title | A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
| title_full | A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
| title_fullStr | A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
| title_short | A Psychometric Study of a Spanish Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised: Confirmatory Factor Analysis |
| title_sort | psychometric study of a spanish version of the negative acts questionnaire revised confirmatory factor analysis |
| topic | workplace harassment negative acts questionnaire assessment psychometric analysis psychosocial stressor |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01856/full |
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