Open AccessAn examination of the factor structure of TeamSTEPPS measures in school mental health teams
Author(s) -
Courtney Benjamin Wolk,
Jill Locke,
Eduardo Salas,
Ricardo Eiraldi,
Peter F. Cronholm,
David S. Mandell
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of psychologists and counsellors in schools
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 2055-6373
pISSN - 2055-6365
DOI - 10.1017/jgc.2019.18
Subject(s) - teamwork , mental health , psychology , health care , medicine , psychiatry , political science , law
Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS™) is a tested strategy for improving communication and climate in hospitals. It is a promising but untested tool among school-based mental health teams. We examined the psychometric properties of the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) and Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) among 167 school mental health team members. Team members worked for one of five agencies in 33 K-8 urban public schools. Exploratory factor analyses and descriptive data are presented. For both the T-TPQ and T-TAQ, a unitary factor structure best fit the data for this sample. The T-TPQ and T-TAQ were not significantly correlated with one another and total scores did not significantly differ by staff role. Agencies differed in T-TAQ results, and one agency had lower T-TAQ total scores relative to other agencies. Results suggest that the factor structures are different among school mental health teams than among other healthcare providers.