title: The development and psychometric testing of the horizontal violence scale.
abstract: Inappropriate behaviors of healthcare workers can threaten the delivery of safe, quality care. The purpose of this research was to develop a research instrument specific to the construct of horizontal violence and conduct foundational psychometric testing of the newly developed instrument. The overall findings on the fit indices suggest that this model does adequately measure the underlying construct of horizontal violence. The instrument can be used as a way to determine the existence and extent of horizontal violence in practice settings and used to augment the study of the work environment, particularly in relation to healthy work environments.
authors.affiliation: Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Florida Atlantic University , Boca Raton, Florida , USA.
authors.forename: Joy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D004291:Dominance-Subordination; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009746:Nursing, Team; D061214:Patient Safety; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012931:Social Environment; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult