title: Association between just world beliefs and perceptions of counterproductive workplace behaviors.
abstract: 320 adults rated 48 counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs) on a 9-point scale, from petty to serious offense, and also completed the Just World Beliefs scale. Ratings of the seriousness of the CWBs indicated considerable variability in perceptions, with theft and physical violence rated most strongly. A factor analysis yielded five interpretable factors. Older participants were more likely to rate as more serious all counterproductive workplace behaviors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Psychological Research, School of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria. stefan.stieger@univie.ac.at
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stieger
authors.forename: Cornelia K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Kastner
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voracek
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Furnham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D057189:Checklist; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012935:Social Justice; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013800:Theft / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D017132:Workplace