Measuring Workplace Bullying: Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire

Abstract: Measuring Workplace Bullying: Reliability and Validity of the Japanese Version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire: Kanami TSUNO, et al. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Objectives: Workplace bullying is increasingly being recognized as a serious problem within the work environm...

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Harassment at work
Humans
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Male
Mobbing
Occupational Exposure
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Workplace bullying
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