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The Turkish version of the Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Instructor Caring Scale: An assessment of psychometric properties
Author(s) -
Durgun Ozan Yeter,
Duman Mesude,
Çiçek Özlem,
Boz İIkay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/ppc.12411
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , turkish , confirmatory factor analysis , scale (ratio) , psychology , internal consistency , reliability (semiconductor) , psychometrics , clinical psychology , perception , nursing , sample (material) , medicine , structural equation modeling , statistics , linguistics , philosophy , physics , mathematics , power (physics) , chemistry , chromatography , quantum mechanics , neuroscience
Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the Nursing Students’ Perceptions of Instructor Caring (NSPIC‐Tr) Scale. Design and Methods Methodological study. The sample of this study consisted of 344 nursing students. Findings Its four‐factor structure was confirmed with explanatory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) results. The results of CFA showed that the scale's fit index supported the EFA. The scale's Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient had high reliability. Practice Implications NSPIC‐Tr is a valid and reliable scale for the assessment of Turkish nursing students’ perceptions of instructor caring.