Exposure to Workplace Bullying: The Role of Coping Strategies in Dealing with Work Stressors

Table 2

Results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (,105).

Model	Latent factors		df	CFI	TLI	RMSEA	SRMR	Model comparison		Δdf
() 12-factor model	WL, JI, RC, RA, AC, PL, SOCINSTR, VENT, MD, BD, SOCEMO, EWB	7009.54	1061	.92	.92	.04	.04	/	/	/
() One-factor model	General factor	62958.46	1127	.21	.18	.13	.15	4 versus 1	55948.92	66
() Four-factor model	Stressors, PFC, EFC, EWB	38167.12	1121	.53	.51	.10	.11	5 versus 1	31157.58	60
() Six-factor model	WL, RA, JI, RC, General coping, EWB	39075.20	1112	.52	.49	.11	.13	6 versus 1	32065.66	51
() Seven-factor model	WL, JI, RC, RA, PFC, EFC, EWB	29109.328	1106	.64	.62	.09	.10	3 versus 1	22099.79	45
() Nine-factor model	Stressors, AC, PL, SOCINSTR, VENT, MD, BD, SOCEMO, EWB	16145.45	1091	.81	.79	.07	.06	2 versus 1	9135.91	30

Note. WL: workload; RA: role ambiguity; JI: job insecurity; RC: role conflict; PFC: problem-focused coping; EFC: emotion-focused coping; EWB: exposure to workplace bullying; AC: active coping; PL: planning; SOCINSTR: seeking social support for instrumental reasons; VENT: focus on and venting of emotions; MD: mental disengagement; BD: behavioural disengagement; SOCEMO: seeking social support for emotional reasons; .