J Korean Acad Nurs.  2008 Jun;38(3):410-419. 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.3.410.

Development of a Stress Scale for Korean Nursing Students

• Yoo JS
• Chang SJ
• Choi EK
• Park JW

• KMID: 1083667
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.3.410

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a stress measurement scale for Korean nursing students.
METHODS
Sixty preliminary items were selected by classifying 229 basic items extracted via literature review and Q-sorting method. In order to verify the reliability and validity of the preliminary instrument, data were collected from 617 nursing students in 2 colleges of nursing in Korea.
RESULTS
As a result of the item analysis, 58 items were selected. They consisted of 2 types of stress which were college-based stress (38 items) and clinical-based stress (20 items). Ten factors in college-based stress and four factors in clinical-based stress were extracted by factor analysis, and each had a total variance of 63.01%, and 64.93%. Cronbach's Alpha of those 58 items were .937 in college-based stress and .922 in clinical-based stress, which was high.
CONCLUSION
This paper is meaningful in a way that it has developed a tool capable of measuring stress for nursing students, which reflects the characteristics of our country. It is recommended for further study to re-verify the relevance and stability of this measurement.

Keyword

Nursing students; Stress; Measurement; Scale

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Korea
Male
Program Development
Psychometrics
Q-Sort
Questionnaires
*Stress, Psychological
Students, Nursing/*psychology
Young Adult

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  Figure 1 Research procedure.

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  Figure 2 Conceptual framework of stress in nursing students.

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