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Centering the Target of Mistreatment in Our Measures

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  • Sasso, Thomas
  • González-Morales, M. Gloria

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Victim precipitation is embedded deeply within industrial and organizational (I-O) psychology. Cortina, Rabelo, and Holland (2018) are right to challenge the assumptions that have perpetuated victim blaming in our discipline (consciously and unconsciously); however, a significant source of victim precipitation discourse within our field was strikingly absent in their discussion: construct measurement. The nature of how we measure most of our workplace aggression and mistreatment constructs (e.g., incivility, abusive supervision, bullying) have potential to negate the experiences of targeted employees as well as the unique impact of various perpetrator behaviors. Furthermore, how we interpret these measures can result in researchers and practitioners privileging the experiences of some individuals and dismissing the experiences of others. How can we hope to achieve a progressive approach to mistreatment in our disciplines if our measures do not keep pace?

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  • Sasso, Thomas & González-Morales, M. Gloria, 2018. "Centering the Target of Mistreatment in Our Measures," Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(1), pages 107-112, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:inorps:v:11:y:2018:i:01:p:107-112_00
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