ASSOCIATION BETWEEN JUST WORLD BELIEFS AND PERCEPTIONS OF COUNTERPRODUCTIVE WORKPLACE BEHAVIORS.

320 adults rated 48 counterproductive workplace behaviors (CWBs) on a 9-point scale, from petty to serious offense, and also completed the Just World Beliefs scale. Ratings of the seriousness of the CWBs indicated consider- ' able variability in perceptions, with theft and physical violence rated most strongly. A factor analysis yielded five interpretable factors. Older participants were more likely to rate as more serious all counterproductive workplace behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]