J Korean Diet Assoc.  2024 Feb;30(1):1-10. 10.14373/JKDA.2024.30.1.1.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Job Meaning Scale for Nutrition Teachers

• Jang SJ
• Lim YJ

• KMID: 2553719
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14373/JKDA.2024.30.1.1

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to verify the reliability and validity of the Job Meaning Scale for Nutrition Teachers (JMS-NT). The JMS-NT, the Nutrition Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale (NTJSS), and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) were administered to 180 nutrition teachers (female: 180, male: 0). The results showed that the JMS-NT had a three-factor structure in exploratory factor analysis. In addition, the test-retest reliability for all three factors of the JMS-NT was in the range of 0.69 to 0.85, and the internal consistency was in the range of 0.92 to 0.94, showing that they met the standards. The results of conducting Pearson correlation analyses between the JMS-NT and validity indicators such as the NTJSS and the MLQ were statistically significant, confirming the criterion validity of the scale. The above results show that the JMS-NT is a reliable and valid tool to measure the three factors of the job meaning of the nutrition teachers. Finally, the theoretical and practical significance, limitations, and future research tasks of the study were discussed.

Keyword

job meaning; validity; reliability; job meaning scale for nutrition teachers