Psychological Contract Breach and Violation Scales.
PCB / PCV
Perceived breach of the psychological contract (the cognitive judgement that the employer has failed to meet its obligations) and violation (the affective response of betrayal and anger that follows).
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 9 (5 breach, 4 violation). 5-pt agreement (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- ZH, ES, PT, NL, DE, FR, TR, KO, AR and others; central to the international psychological-contract literature.
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Robinson, S. L., & Morrison, E. W. (2000). The development of psychological contract breach and violation: A longitudinal study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21(5), 525-546.
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