“…That is why, several forms of negative workplace behavior, also known as deviant workplace behaviors, exist in the health-care sector of Pakistan (Jafree et al, 2015;Shaikh, 2000;Yasir and Rasli, 2018). For instance, corruption, harassment, protests and absenteeism (Callen et al, 2016;Jafree, 2017;Naz et al, 2012;Shaikh, 2000;Yousafzai, 2015). Therefore, number of studies on the deviant behaviors of nurses in Pakistani hospitals is growing rapidly (Sarwar et al, 2021;Sarwar et al, 2020).…”