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Sensitivity to interpersonal treatment in the workplace: Scale development and initial validation
Author(s) -
Bunk Jennifer A.,
Magley Vicki J.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of occupational and organizational psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 2044-8325
pISSN - 0963-1798
DOI - 10.1348/096317910x488626
Subject(s) - psychology , scale (ratio) , interpersonal communication , interpersonal relationship , psychometrics , test validity , clinical psychology , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
The authors designed the sensitivity to interpersonal treatment (SIT) scale to assess how strongly individuals react to the interpersonal interactions in their workplaces. Questionnaire responses from 563 working undergraduates and 446 working adults provided data for this study. Details on the development of the new scale are provided along with initial evidence for its validity. Results indicated that the SIT is an internally consistent scale composed of two factors: self‐treatment and other‐treatment. Suggestions for future research that will develop a further understanding of SIT in the workplace are discussed.