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Short Negative Acts Questionnaire (SNAQ) Measuring Bullying at Work

Measuring Bullying in the Workplace

Assessment name: Short Negative Acts Questionnaire (SNAQ)


Scale overview:

The Short Negative Acts Questionnaire (SNAQ) is a 9-item self-report rating scale derived from the 22-item Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) to assess bullying in the workplace (Notelaers et al., 2018). The SNAQ contains items for each of the three types of bullying (person-oriented, work-related, and social exclusion), which are rated on a 4-point frequency scale: never, occasionally, monthly, weekly or more often (Sutton, 2025, November 19).

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Sutton, G. W. (2025, November 19). Short Negative Acts Questionnaire (SNAQ): Measuring bullying at work. Assessment, Statistics, and Research. https://statistics.suttong.com/2025/11/short-negative-acts-questionnaire-snaq.html

Read more about bullying:


  Bullying: Understanding the Psychology of Harm

Authors:

Guy Notelaers, Beatrice Van der Heijden, Helge Hoel &Ståle Einarsen

Response Type: The SNAQ uses a 4-point scale of frequency: (never, occasionally, monthly, weekly or more often).

Scale items- Examples:


1. Someone withholding information which affects your performance

3. Being ignored or excluded

5. Being shouted at or being a target of spontaneous rage

7. Being ignored or facing a hostile reaction when you approach


Psychometric properties



There is evidence for internal consistency, test-retest, and interrater types of reliability.

There is evidence of content validity and the authors reported construct and criterion validity in their Belgian adult sample.


Availability: 

The items can be found in Table 2 of Notelaers et al. (2018).

REFERENCES


Reference for the scale



Notelaers, G., Van der Heijden, B., Hoel, H., & Einarsen, S. (2018). Measuring bullying at work with the short-negative acts questionnaire: identification of targets and criterion validity. Work & Stress, 33(1), 58-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678373.2018.1457736




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Post Author

Geoffrey W. Sutton, Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Evangel University, holds a master’s degree in counseling and a PhD in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia. His postdoctoral work encompassed education and supervision in forensic and neuropsychology and psychopharmacology. As a licensed psychologist, he conducted clinical and neuropsychological evaluations and provided psychotherapy for patients in various settings, including schools, hospitals, and private offices. During his tenure as a professor, Dr. Sutton taught courses on psychotherapy, assessment, and research. He has authored over one hundred publications, including books, book chapters, and articles in peer-reviewed psychology journals. 

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