Validation of Abusive Supervision Scale: Evidence from School Teachers of Australia

Abstract

This research aims to validate multi-dimensional abusive supervision scale in the Australian context. Two separate instruments were adapted and data were collected from the school teachers in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney at three different times. Final sample comprised of 429 respondents from Perth, 448 respondents from Melbourne, 424 respondents from Adelaide and 451 respondents from Sydney. Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Multiple Regression analyses were used for analysing the data. Results suggested that multi-dimensional abusive supervision scale is a robust instrument and is valid in the Australian context as well. In this regard, it should be noted that the instrument is found to be valid in all four Australian cities namely Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney.