Citation

Jang MJ, Lee EN. J. Korean Acad. Nurs. 2015; 45(4): 544-553.

Affiliation

Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. enlee@dau.ac.kr.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Korean Society of Nursing Science)

DOI

10.4040/jkan.2015.45.4.544

PMID

26364529

Abstract

PURPOSE: To investigate the validity and reliability of the Korean Version of the Assault Response Questionnaire (ARQ-K) measuring the intensity of reaction to victimization of emergency nurses in Korea.

METHODS: An internal consistency reliability and construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted using SPSS WIN (20.0) and AMOS (20.0). Survey data were collected from 321 nurses who worked in 3 levels - wide regional emergency centers, regional emergency centers, appointed emergency centers - of emergency care facilities in Busan, Korea.

RESULTS: The Cronbach's alpha values regarding internal consistency were.77~.93 for the subscales of ARQ-K. Factor loadings of the 26 items on the four subscales ranged from.59 to.84. The four-subscale model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (χ²/df=3.85, p<.001, RMR=.06, GFI=.80, NFI=.81, TLI=.83, CFI=.85, RMSEA=.09).

CONCLUSION: This study shows that the Korean Version of the Assault Response Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to assess nurses' reaction to victimization of emergency nurses in Korea.

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