Summary of descriptive analysis of bullying characteristics (n = 404). NAQ-R, Polish version.
| Section | Statement | NAQ-R score, M (SD) |
| Person-related bullying | Being the subject of excessive teasing and sarcasm | 2.96(1.22) |
| Spreading of gossip and rumours about you | 2.89(1.36) | |
| Having your opinions ignored | 2.49(1.27) | |
| Being shouted at or being the target of spontaneous anger | 2.45(1.24) | |
| Being ignored or excluded | 2.42(1.40) | |
| Excessive monitoring of your work | 2.32(1.34) | |
| Being ignored or facing a hostile reaction when you approach | 2.24(1.30) | |
| Persistent criticism of your errors or mistakes | 2.18(1.25) | |
| Being humiliated or ridiculed in connection with your work | 2.17(1.26) | |
| Having insulting or offensive remarks made about your person, attitudes, or your private life | 2.09(1.28) | |
| Having allegations made against you | 2.08(1.15) | |
| Repeated reminders of your errors or mistakes | 2.0(1.13) | |
| Subtotal | 2.13(0.99) | |
| Work-related bullying | Being ordered to do work below your level of competence | 2.74(1.40) |
| Being exposed to an unmanageable workload | 2.7(1.50) | |
| Someone withholding information that affects your performance | 2.38(1.33) | |
| Having key areas of responsibility removed or replaced with more trivial or unpleasant tasks | 2.35(1.32) | |
| Being given tasks with unreasonable deadlines | 1.73(1.07) | |
| Subtotal | 2.31(0.96) | |
| Intimidation-related bullying | Pressure not to claim something to which by right you are entitled (eg, sick leave, holiday entitlement, travel expenses) | 2.05(1.17) |
| Hints or signals from others that you should quit your job | 1.71(1.09) | |
| Intimidating behaviours such as finger-pointing, related invasion of personal space, shoving, or blocking your way | 1.55 (1) | |
| Practical jokes carried out by people you don't get along with | 1.44(0.89) | |
| Threats of violence or physical abuse or actual abuse | 1.17(0.61) | |
| Subtotal | 1.72(0.77) |
M, Mean; NAQ-R, Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised.