Abusive Supervision 5-Item Measure

Abusive supervision

• Measure published in: Mitchell, M. S., & Ambrose, M. L. (2007). Abusive supervision and workplace deviance and the moderating effects of negative reciprocity beliefs. Journal of Applied Psychology, 92(4), 1159–1168.
• Measure reduced from data provided by and based from: Tepper, B. J. (2000). Consequences of abusive supervision. Academy of Management Journal, 43(2), 178-190.
• 5 items:
  • My boss ridicules me.
  • My boss tells me my thoughts or feelings are stupid.
  • My boss puts me down in front of others.
  • My boss makes negative comments about me to others.
  • My boss tells me I’m incompetent.