TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Chinese-version MPSS-R for occupational stress among emergency nurses
AU - Li, Tsai Chung
AU - Lee, Yih Dar
AU - Lee, Yin Yu
AU - Chen, Chwen Cheng
AU - Chi, Chih Hsien
PY - 2001/8/14
Y1 - 2001/8/14
N2 - The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a Chinese-version stress instrument among emergency nurses. The study sample comprised of 113 nurses whose age ranged from 21 to 47 years old. The Chinese version of Medical Personnel Stress Survey (MPSS-R) was answered in 1996 through self-administered questionnaires. The instrument demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity. Cronbach's α (reliability) coefficients ranged from .57 to .77. Factorial analysis yielded four principal components, corresponding to job dissatisfaction, team relationship, organization support, and somatic distress. Validation by independent variable was also consistent with theory. Thus, the Chinese-version MPSS-R retained excellent psychometric properties when used in an emergency nurses group.
AB - The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a Chinese-version stress instrument among emergency nurses. The study sample comprised of 113 nurses whose age ranged from 21 to 47 years old. The Chinese version of Medical Personnel Stress Survey (MPSS-R) was answered in 1996 through self-administered questionnaires. The instrument demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity. Cronbach's α (reliability) coefficients ranged from .57 to .77. Factorial analysis yielded four principal components, corresponding to job dissatisfaction, team relationship, organization support, and somatic distress. Validation by independent variable was also consistent with theory. Thus, the Chinese-version MPSS-R retained excellent psychometric properties when used in an emergency nurses group.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00210-0
DO - 10.1016/S0022-3999(01)00210-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 11448706
AN - SCOPUS:0034915428
SN - 0022-3999
VL - 51
SP - 379
EP - 385
JO - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
JF - Journal of Psychosomatic Research
IS - 1
ER -