The purpose of this study is to investigate both individual and structural factors in predicting workplace deviance. Deviant workplace behavior is a prevailing and costly phenomenon in organizations. It includes a wide range of negative acts conducted by employees to harm the organization and its members. In the first section, I conducted a comprehensive literature review. In the review, I first review the current state of research on the relationship between organizational justice and workplace deviance by presenting the various theoretical frameworks, as well as empirical findings. Next, I summarize existing research patterns and identify research challenges that must be overcome in order to advance our understanding of this topic. Finally, I offer future directions researchers should undertake in justice-deviance research. Specifically, I suggest the development of more comprehensive models that include potential moderators and mediators that may better explain how and why justice judgments can lead to deviant behaviors and when the negative effect is most damaging. In the second section, I developed a theoretical model that proposes the relationship between organizational justice, organizational structure (centralization and organicity), employee perceived powerlessness, information salience about each type of justice, and workplace deviance. In the third section, I tested the model and presented the findings. Results of HLM analysis show that (1) organizational justice, perceived powerlessness, and centralization exert direct effects on workplace deviance, (2) organicity exerts direct effects on justice information salience; (3) perceived powerlessness partially mediates the relationship between centralization and organizational deviance; (4) information salience of procedural justice strengthens the effects of procedural justice on interpersonal deviance. Conclusions are drawn from the theory and findings, highlighting implications for future workplace deviance and organizational behavior research.

Yes / This paper is about civil society participation in two contexts of chronic violence: Colombia and Guatemala. It explores the extent to which civil society organisations can build citizenship in such contexts and simultaneously address violence. It argues that civil society organisations can play a vital role in building citizenship and confronting violent actors and acts of violence. However, in order to address chronic, perpetuating violence and interrupt its transmission through time and space, it is important to clarify the relationship between power and violence. Conventional forms of dominating power correlate with violence. Loss of such power or a bid to gain it can lead to violence, particularly where social constructions of masculinity are affirmed by such behaviour. The paper asks whether the promotion of non-dominating forms of power are needed if we are to tackle the damaging effects on human relationships and progress of willingness to inflict direct physical hurt on the Other. Non-dominating forms of power focus on enhancing everyone¿s power potential and capacity for action and promoting communication. If non-violence and non-dominating power gradually become the social norm, this might enhance citizenship and participation in ways that tackle other forms of violence, such as structural violence.

Sentimento de impotência é um conceito aceito como um foco clínico da prática de enfermagem. Os objetivos deste estudo foram: desenvolver e testar uma medida de sentimento de impotência para pacientes adultos; verificar se o sentimento de impotência é um construto distinto do de locus de controle e analisar a associação entre sentimento de impotência e locus de controle. Os itens foram desenvolvidos a partir das dimensões do modelo de impotência de White, Roberts (1993) e das características definidoras de impotência, segundo a North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. A validade de conteúdo foi afirmada para 23 itens pelo julgamento de seis juízes, segundo critérios estabelecidos por Pasquali (1998). Teste de inteligibilidade foi realizado com 25 pacientes e 21 itens foram retidos. O instrumento foi testado com 210 pacientes adultos de unidades médico-cirúrgicas para seleção de itens, confiabilidade e validade. Pela análise de itens, nove deles foram descartados. Os 12 itens remanescentes foram testados quanto à confiabilidade e à validade. Três subescalas geradas pela análise fatorial (Capacidade de Realizar Comportamentos, Capacidade de Tomar Decisões e Resposta Emocional ao Controle das Situações) não confirmaram o modelo de White, Roberts e demonstraram consistência interna entre 0,58 e 0,85. O alfa total foi 0,80. Estimativas iniciais de validade de critério e de construto foram obtidas com associações entre o instrumento desenvolvido e uma afirmação geral sobre a percepção de controle (p<0,000) e correlação daquele com escores de internalidade gerados a partir dos escores na Escala de Locus de Controle na Saúde (p=-0,33). Os itens da escala de Locus de Controle na Saúde foram bem discriminados dos itens de sentimento de impotência pela análise fatorial, sugerindo conceitos distintos. Com refinamento o instrumento de Medida do Sentimento de Impotência para pacientes adultos servirá de base para avaliar essa resposta psicossocial, definir e apreciar intervenções clínicas propostas para melhorar o conforto emocional de pacientes adultos. / Powerlessness is a concept accepted as clinical focus of nursing practice. The aims of this study were: to develop and test a measure of powerlessness in adult patients; to verify whether powerlessness is a construct distinct from locus of control and to analyse the association between powerlessness and locus of control. Items were developed from the powerless dimensions of the White, Roberts (1993) model and from the defining characteristics of powerlessness according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (2002, 2003). Content validity was supported for 23 itens through the rating of six experts following criteria established by Pasquali (1998). Intelligibility test was performed in 25 patients and 21 items were retained. The instrument was tested with 210 adult patients of medical-surgical wards for item selection, reliability and validity. Through item analysis nine items were discarded. The remaining 12 items were tested for reliability and validity. Three subscales generated by factor analysis (Ability to Perform Behaviors, Ability to Make Decisions and Emotional Responses to Personal Control) did not confirm the White, Roberts model, and demonstrated internal consistency ranging from .58 to .85. Total scale alpha was .80. Initial estimates of criterion-related and construct validity were documented with associations between the developed measure and a general statement on personal control perception (p<.000), and correlation with internality scores generated from scores on Health Locus of Control Scale (p=-.33).Items of Health Locus of Control were well discriminated from the powerlessness items through factor analysis, suggesting they are distinct concepts. With refinement the Measure of Powerlessness for Adult Patients will provide a basis for assessing this psychosocial response, definition and evaluating clinical interventions designed to enhance the emotional comfort of adult patients.

Employees in the Occupational Risk Division (ORD) of a large petrochemical company experience many difficult situations on a regular basis. This division of the company comprises the emergency services, the security and the occupational health divisions of the company. Even though every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of employees in the company, accidents and incidents do happen. The employees of the ORD are confronted with gruesome accidents, dangerous accident scenes where they have to enter when everyone else is evacuated, and security breeches where they may have to enter and resolve serious conflict situations. The possibility that their work climate may contributed to their mental health status is suggested. It is suspected that the stress of the job affects the mental health of the employees of the OCD, and ways need to be found to reduce these effects. The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between core self-evaluations, role overload, powerlessness and health indicators of employees in the ORD of a large petro-chemical company and to determine whether core self-evaluations act as a moderator in the relationship between role overload and powerlessness on the one hand and health indicators on the other hand. A cross-sectional design was used. The sample consisted of 299 employees from the Occupational Risk Division of the organization. Age, gender and level of education were included as control variables. A comprehensive survey containing the measuring instruments was administrated. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Results obtained indicated that some of the scales were not reliable. Powerlessness was dropped from the analysis and qualitative and quantitative role overload were collapsed into a total overload measure. The results showed that a negative relationship exists between role overload and core self-evaluations. A positive relationship exists between role overload and neuroticism, poor health and depression. Self-esteem, self-efficacy and locus of control are negatively related to neuroticism and health, and neuroticism is positively related to poor health. Depression was predicted by experiences of overload, levels of self-efficacy, locus of control and negative affect (Neuroticism). General health was predicted by experiences of overload, locus of control, neuroticism and the interaction between overload and self-esteem. None of the scales predict medication use to a significant degree. Results further indicated that only self-esteem acts as a moderator in the relationship between role overload and general health, but none of the variables of core self-evaluations act as a moderator between role overload and depression or between role overload and the use of medication. By way of conclusion, recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Employees in the Occupational Risk Division (ORD) of a large petrochemical company experience many difficult situations on a regular basis. This division of the company comprises the emergency services, the security and the occupational health divisions of the company. Even though every precaution is taken to ensure the safety of employees in the company, accidents and incidents do happen. The employees of the ORD are confronted with gruesome accidents, dangerous accident scenes where they have to enter when everyone else is evacuated, and security breeches where they may have to enter and resolve serious conflict situations. The possibility that their work climate may contributed to their mental health status is suggested. It is suspected that the stress of the job affects the mental health of the employees of the OCD, and ways need to be found to reduce these effects. The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between core self-evaluations, role overload, powerlessness and health indicators of employees in the ORD of a large petro-chemical company and to determine whether core self-evaluations act as a moderator in the relationship between role overload and powerlessness on the one hand and health indicators on the other hand. A cross-sectional design was used. The sample consisted of 299 employees from the Occupational Risk Division of the organization. Age, gender and level of education were included as control variables. A comprehensive survey containing the measuring instruments was administrated. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data. Results obtained indicated that some of the scales were not reliable. Powerlessness was dropped from the analysis and qualitative and quantitative role overload were collapsed into a total overload measure. The results showed that a negative relationship exists between role overload and core self-evaluations. A positive relationship exists between role overload and neuroticism, poor health and depression. Self-esteem, self-efficacy and locus of control are negatively related to neuroticism and health, and neuroticism is positively related to poor health. Depression was predicted by experiences of overload, levels of self-efficacy, locus of control and negative affect (Neuroticism). General health was predicted by experiences of overload, locus of control, neuroticism and the interaction between overload and self-esteem. None of the scales predict medication use to a significant degree. Results further indicated that only self-esteem acts as a moderator in the relationship between role overload and general health, but none of the variables of core self-evaluations act as a moderator between role overload and depression or between role overload and the use of medication. By way of conclusion, recommendations for future research were made. / Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.

Sentimento de impotência é um conceito aceito como um foco clínico da prática de enfermagem. Os objetivos deste estudo foram: desenvolver e testar uma medida de sentimento de impotência para pacientes adultos; verificar se o sentimento de impotência é um construto distinto do de locus de controle e analisar a associação entre sentimento de impotência e locus de controle. Os itens foram desenvolvidos a partir das dimensões do modelo de impotência de White, Roberts (1993) e das características definidoras de impotência, segundo a North American Nursing Diagnosis Association. A validade de conteúdo foi afirmada para 23 itens pelo julgamento de seis juízes, segundo critérios estabelecidos por Pasquali (1998). Teste de inteligibilidade foi realizado com 25 pacientes e 21 itens foram retidos. O instrumento foi testado com 210 pacientes adultos de unidades médico-cirúrgicas para seleção de itens, confiabilidade e validade. Pela análise de itens, nove deles foram descartados. Os 12 itens remanescentes foram testados quanto à confiabilidade e à validade. Três subescalas geradas pela análise fatorial (Capacidade de Realizar Comportamentos, Capacidade de Tomar Decisões e Resposta Emocional ao Controle das Situações) não confirmaram o modelo de White, Roberts e demonstraram consistência interna entre 0,58 e 0,85. O alfa total foi 0,80. Estimativas iniciais de validade de critério e de construto foram obtidas com associações entre o instrumento desenvolvido e uma afirmação geral sobre a percepção de controle (p<0,000) e correlação daquele com escores de internalidade gerados a partir dos escores na Escala de Locus de Controle na Saúde (p=-0,33). Os itens da escala de Locus de Controle na Saúde foram bem discriminados dos itens de sentimento de impotência pela análise fatorial, sugerindo conceitos distintos. Com refinamento o instrumento de Medida do Sentimento de Impotência para pacientes adultos servirá de base para avaliar essa resposta psicossocial, definir e apreciar intervenções clínicas propostas para melhorar o conforto emocional de pacientes adultos. / Powerlessness is a concept accepted as clinical focus of nursing practice. The aims of this study were: to develop and test a measure of powerlessness in adult patients; to verify whether powerlessness is a construct distinct from locus of control and to analyse the association between powerlessness and locus of control. Items were developed from the powerless dimensions of the White, Roberts (1993) model and from the defining characteristics of powerlessness according to the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (2002, 2003). Content validity was supported for 23 itens through the rating of six experts following criteria established by Pasquali (1998). Intelligibility test was performed in 25 patients and 21 items were retained. The instrument was tested with 210 adult patients of medical-surgical wards for item selection, reliability and validity. Through item analysis nine items were discarded. The remaining 12 items were tested for reliability and validity. Three subscales generated by factor analysis (Ability to Perform Behaviors, Ability to Make Decisions and Emotional Responses to Personal Control) did not confirm the White, Roberts model, and demonstrated internal consistency ranging from .58 to .85. Total scale alpha was .80. Initial estimates of criterion-related and construct validity were documented with associations between the developed measure and a general statement on personal control perception (p<.000), and correlation with internality scores generated from scores on Health Locus of Control Scale (p=-.33).Items of Health Locus of Control were well discriminated from the powerlessness items through factor analysis, suggesting they are distinct concepts. With refinement the Measure of Powerlessness for Adult Patients will provide a basis for assessing this psychosocial response, definition and evaluating clinical interventions designed to enhance the emotional comfort of adult patients.

Bakgrund: Användningen av droger har under de senaste åren ökat. Förutom olika följdsjukdomar så kan intaget av droger även vara direkt dödligt. Drogmissbrukare är utsatta för stigmatisering av sjukvårdspersonal och övriga samhället.  I sjuksköterskans yrkesroll är det viktigt med ett respektfullt bemötande och att kunna ge individanpassad vård.  Syfte: Syftet med litteraturöversikten är att beskriva allmänsjuksköterskornas och sjuksköterskestudenters upplevelser av och attityder till att vårda patienter med drogmissbruk inom den somatiska vården.  Metod: Litteraturöversikten genomfördes med en kvalitativ ansats. Dataanalysen utfördes enligt Fribergs fem steg och tolv artiklar användes till resultatet. Resultat: Huvudkategorierna var “stöd och utbildning för att stärka vårdandet” samt “utmaningar med att ge vård”. Underkategorierna beskriver upplevelser och attityder som var vanligt förekommande i vårdsammanhanget.   Slutsats: I vårdsammanhanget var kunskapsluckor, negativa attityder och otillräckligt stöd vanligt förekommande. Många upplevde ett professionellt misslyckande och maktlöshet i relation till att vårda patienten. Samtidigt upplevde många av sjuksköterskorna att det blev lättare ju mer erfarenhet de fick samt att riktlinjer och stöd från verksamheterna var viktigt. / Background: During recent years there has been an increase of drug use. Except different consequential diseases, drugs can be fatal. Drug abusers are exposed to stigma from healthcare staff and from society. It is important for nurses to have a respectful approach and give individualized care.  Aim: The aim of this literature review is to describe the experiences and attitudes of general nurses and nursing students to provide care for drug abusers in the somatic facility.  Method: The study was conducted as a literature review with a qualitative approach. The data analysis was performed according to Fribergs five steps, and twelve articles were used for the result. Results: The main categories that were found were “knowledge and education to provide a better care” and “challenges of providing care”. The under categories describe experiences and attitudes that were common in the care context.  Conclusion: Gaps in knowledge, negative attitudes and insufficient support were common in the care context. Many nurses experienced a professional failure and powerlessness when providing care for the patients. At the same time many nurses experienced that it was easier to provide care when gaining more knowledge. It was also important for the nurses to receive support from their workplace and to have distinct guidelines

Bakgrund:  I december 2019 började ett coronavirus spridas. SARS-CoV-2 är det virus som orsakar sjukdomen covid-19. Sjukdomen fick snabb spridning och klassades som pandemi kort därefter. På särskilda boenden bor människor som har stort behov av stöd och omvårdnad. De är den främsta riskgruppen för covid-19. Sveriges regering fattade den 30 mars 2020 ett beslut om besöksförbud på alla Sveriges särskilda boenden för att skydda de äldre från covid-19, förbudet upphörde 30 september. Besöksförbudet har för många äldre inneburit en saknad efter närstående som inte tillåtits komma på besök.   Motiv: Ett besöksförbud på särskilt boende för äldre har aldrig tidigare existerat i Sverige. Föreliggande studie kommer att kunna leda till kunskap om hur besöksförbudet har upplevts av närstående.   Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa närståendes upplevelser av besöksförbudet och besöksrestriktioner på särskilt boende under covid-19 pandemin.   Metod: En kvalitativ metod med induktiv ansats valdes. Individuella intervjuer genomfördes för att samla in data. Kvalitativ innehållsanalys användes för att analysera materialet.   Resultat: Resultatet presenterades i två kategorier; att hantera en prövande vardag, att känna tillförsikt och sex underkategorier; att känna vanmakt, att tappa kontakten, att uppleva oklara rutiner, att känna hopp, att uppleva positiv kontakt och att acceptera besöksförbudet.   Konklusion: Närstående upplevde ett hinder i att upprätthålla kontakt med sin anhörig. Känslor av vanmakt och hopplöshet uppstod då. Närstående kände tillförsikt när de kunde upprätthålla en god kontakt. Närstående upplevde oklara regler och rutiner men accepterade samtidigt besöksförbudet.

This thesis aims at providing a literature review of the academic debate regarding the use of childhood iconography in the humanitarian sector. This topic is not new and has been broadly discussed by academics since decades. Therefore, by using the alreadyexisting literature on the subject, this paper provides an in-depth understanding of the main arguments and controversies that have been made regarding the use of such images in the humanitarian field. In order to do so, it analyzes two famous pictures which produced considerable discussion in the research field: “The Struggling Girl” taken by Kevin Carter in South Sudan, in 1993 and “Alan Kurdi” photographed on a Turkish beach by Nilüfer Demir, in 2015. Overall, the study of the discourses generated by these two photographs exemplifies the diverging opinions of scholars on the topic and sheds light on the power relations and stigmas that persist within the humanitarian sector.

Cette étude vise à comprendre la place du sentiment d’impuissance de l’intervenant dans l’établissement d’une alliance thérapeutique. La perception des intervenants à l’égard du sentiment d’impuissance et les conséquences possibles qu’ils lui reconnaissent sont analysées. Par les moyens développés par les intervenants pour contrer ce sentiment d’impuissance, des pistes de solutions sont proposées. Par une méthodologie qualitative, vingt-cinq entrevues semi-dirigées ont été réalisées dans le cadre de la recherche «L’identification des interventions qui permettent de bâtir une alliance thérapeutique avec les jeunes contrevenants : un enjeu de première importance» du professeur Louis-Georges Cournoyer de l’École de criminologie de l’Université de Montréal. Elles constituent les données principales de la présente étude. Un groupe de discussion, réalisé en milieu communautaire, a permis de les compléter. Les ruptures d’alliance thérapeutique constituent un contexte favorable au développement du sentiment d’impuissance de l’intervenant, conditionnellement au soutien de l’équipe et à la perception qu’à l’intervenant de son rôle et de son contrôle. Le sentiment d’impuissance peut mener à une remise en question positive. Toutefois, il peut aussi être à l’origine du développement de l’impuissance apprise, qui se traduit par les déficits cognitif, motivationnel et affectif. Parmi les autres conséquences du sentiment d’impuissance, une lutte s’exprime par l’évitement, l’expression de la colère et le contrôle, qui ne sont pas souhaitables en contexte d’intervention. En misant sur le soutien de l’équipe ainsi que sur la perception des intervenants à l’égard de leur rôle et de leur contrôle, il est possible de prévenir et de contrer le sentiment d’impuissance. / This study aims at understanding feelings of powerlessness of the helper and its place in the development of the therapeutic alliance with youths. The workers perceptions about the feeling of powerlessness and the possible consequences it has on their practice are analyzed. A number of solutions are proposed, based on strategies developed by workers. With a qualitative methodology, the twenty-five interviews from the research «Alliance building interventions with youth offenders», conducted by Louis-Georges Cournoyer, professor at the University of Montreal’s School of Criminology, are used. In order to complete this data, a focus group was held with community workers. The therapeutic alliance ruptures, who is mediated by team’s support and worker’s self-perceived role and control, can engender the feeling of powerlesness. This feeling might lead to a positive self-questioning. However, it might also lead to the development of learned helplessness, which manifest itself by cognitive, motivational and affective deficits. Among the other consequences of the feeling of powerlesness, is a struggle that is expressed by withdrawal, anger and control, whom are not suitable in an intervention context. By focusing on the team’s support and on the self-perceived role and control of the worker, it is possible to prevent and counter the feeling of powerlessness.