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Development of a Stress Scale for Korean Nursing Students
Ji-Soo Yoo, Soo Jung Chang, Eun Kyoung Choi, Jee Won Park
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2008;38(3):410-419.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.3.410
Published online: June 30, 2008

1Professor, College of Nursing, Yonsei University · Researcher, Nursing Policy Institute, Korea.

2Doctoral Student, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

3Professor, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Park, Jee Won. College of Nursing, Ajou University, San 5 Woncheon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-749, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-7011, Fax: 82-31-219-7020, pjwon@ajou.ac.kr
• Received: January 4, 2008   • Accepted: April 21, 2008

Copyright © 2008 Korean Society of Nursing Science

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  • 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.
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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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Table 1
Content Validity Index of Stress Items
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Table 2
General Characteristics of Students (N=617)
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Table 3
Factor Analysis of College-Based Stress Items (q1-40) (N=617)
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Table 4
Factor Analysis of Clinical-Based Stress Items (q41-60) (N=617)
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Table 5
Cronbach's alphas by factors
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