Cutoff scores for workplace bullying: The Spanish Short-Negative Acts Questionnaire (S-NAQ)

  1. José M. León-Pérez 1
  2. Iván Sánchez-Iglesias 2
  3. Alfredo Rodríguez-Muñoz 2
  4. Guy Notelaers 3
  1. 1 Universidad de Sevilla
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    Universidad de Sevilla

    Sevilla, España

    ROR https://ror.org/03yxnpp24

  2. 2 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

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  3. 3 University of Bergen
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    University of Bergen

    Bergen, Noruega

    ROR https://ror.org/03zga2b32

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Revista:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Año de publicación: 2019

Volumen: 31

Número: 4

Páginas: 482-490

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Antecedentes: el acoso psicológico en el trabajo es un estresor laboral severo de origen social. Sin embargo, en el contexto español, hay escasez de medidas que nos permitan diagnosticar de forma fiable si una persona está siendo objeto de acoso. Método: se informa de las propiedades psicométricas, la estructura factorial y los puntos de corte del Cuestionario Breve de Actos Negativos (S-NAQ) en una muestra española (N = 1.409). Resultados: el S-NAQ presenta unas buenas propiedades psicométricas. Los análisis factoriales exploratorios y confirmatorios revelan que la escala tiene una única dimensión. Los datos de las curvas ROC indican dos puntos de corte que nos permiten categorizar a las personas como “no expuestas a conductas de acoso” (puntuaciones menores de 15), “en riesgo de ser acosadas” (puntuaciones entre 15 y 22), o “víctimas de acoso” (puntuaciones mayores de 22). Conclusiones: estos puntos de corte pueden facilitar el diagnóstico de acoso y servir para diseñar intervenciones según cada categoría

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This research was supported by grant PSI2017-83465-P by the Spanish Department of Science and Innovation (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación).

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