Research methods for studying workplace ostracism.

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• Personal Author:
  Howard DJ ; Spector PE
• Description:
  This chapter provides an overview of research methods to study workplace ostracism. It begins with a content analysis of 95 published workplace ostracism studies showing that the most often used designs are longitudinal/time-lagged (44%), cross-sectional (27%), and multiple data source (26%). Ostracism is most often measured with survey methods using the Workplace Ostracism Scale. The discussion continues with research design issues in the study of potential antecedents and consequences of workplace ostracism. The manipulationist view of causality from philosophy of science is directly relevant as it identifies potential causal processes that underlie the effects of an X variable on a Y variable. The distinguishing feature is the focus on an intervention, whether created or observed by the researcher, that is used to manipulate X in hopes of affecting Y. Three conditions are necessary to infer causality: That change in X is only due to the intervention, the intervention acts through X and not directly on Y, and there are no other causes of Y that are related to the intervention. Various designs are discussed including cross-sectional, longitudinal, and multi-source, as well as designs that directly address the study of process, specifically, intervention studies, retrospective event histories, and qualitative studies. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Workers; Workplace studies; Statistical analysis; Physical stress; Physical reactions; Physiological effects; Physiological stress; Psychology; Psychological effects; Psychological reactions; Psychological stress; Intervention
• ISBN:
  9783030543785
• Publisher:
  Palgrave Macmillan
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  Florida ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  269-292
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20065321
• Citation:
  Workplace ostracism: its nature, antecedents, and consequences. Liu C, Ma J eds. Palgrave explorations in workplace stigma. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021 Jan; :269-292
• Contact Point Address:
  P. E. Spector, University of South Florida
• Email:
  pspector@usf.edu
• Editor(s):
  Liu C; Ma J
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace ostracism: its nature, antecedents, and consequences
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249401/cdc_249401_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 2.52 MB ]