Comparison Matrix
Marquita S. Henderson
Grand Canyon University: PSY-801
July 10, 2013

Comparison Matrix A Comparison Matrix is a grid created specifically to display information in a structural format. In week two of the PSY-801 course, students were presented with the task of completing a comparison matrix, consisting of empirical articles and details of their content. The intent of this particular document is to revisit the matrix from week two and compare the provided findings on a deeper level. The following qualitative assessment will serve as a tool of preparation for the doctoral program. The purpose of developing and reviewing a comparison matrix is to ultimately compare, contrast, and synthesize researchers’ discoveries and conclusions in their works.
The comparison matrix in reference, focuses on different facets of bullying in professional environments. The first article, titled, “Individual and situational predictors of workplace bullying: why do perpetrators engage in the bullying of others?” is an examination of the explanation(s) that aggressors tend to intimidate their co-workers. The second article, “Does trait anger, trait anxiety or organizational position moderate the relationship between exposure to negative acts and self-labelling as a victim of workplace bullying?” highlights traits relative to whether or not an individual is indeed a victim of bullying and the correlation between bullying actions. The emphasis is on influences and determinants that may result in a person falling victim to workplace bullying. The third article (unlike the previous two articles) is one selected absolutely by each student for their own matrix. In this case, the third and final article, “Neutralizing workplace bullying: the buffering effects of contextual factors” sheds light on the direct and buffering effects of three contextual factors in work