Hye-Ran Ryu; Kyung-Sook Bang

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A Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health Professionals for Korean Nurses: Hye-Ran Ryu, Kyung-Sook Bang; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2016;46(2):207-214.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.207
Published online: April 29, 2016

¹Seoul National University Hospital·College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

²College of Nursing·The Research Institute of Nursing Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Bang, Kyung-Sook. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03080, Korea. Tel: +82-2-740-8819, Fax: +82-2-765-4103, ksbang@snu.ac.kr

• Received: October 9, 2015 • Revised: October 21, 2015 • Accepted: November 18, 2015

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Purpose
To validate the Korean Version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health professionals (K-JSE-HP) in a sample of Korean nurses.
Methods
Internal consistency reliability, construct and criterion validity were calculated using SPSS (22.0) and AMOS (22.0). Data were collected from 253 nurses (230 women, 23 men) working at one university hospital in Seoul, South Korea.
Results
The Korean version of JSE-HP showed reliable internal consistency with Cronbach's alpha for the total scale of .89, and .74~.84 for subscales. The model of three subscales for the K-JSE-HP was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (χ²=864.60, Q=6.55, p<.001, CFI=.94, NNFI=.92). Criterion validity compared to the Interpersonal Reaction Index (IRI) showed significant correlation.
Conclusion
The findings of this study demonstrate that the Korean JSE-HP shows satisfactory construct and criterion validity and reliability. It is a useful tool to measure Korean nurses' empathy.
Keywords: Empathy; Nurses; Surveys and questionnaires; Reliability and validity

The authors declared no conflict of interest.

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Table 1

Comparisons on Scores of the K-JSE by General Characteristics of Nurses (N=253)

BSN=Bachelor of science in nursing.

Table 2

Fitness Statistics of the Hypothetical Model

Table 3

Analysis of Convergent Validity of Items

SE=Standard error; CR=Critical ratio; AVE=Average variance extracted.

Table 4

Correlations Coefficients between Factors

AVE=Average variance extracted; ( )=r².

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A Validation Study of the Korean Version of the Jefferson Empathy Scale for Health Professionals for Korean Nurses

J Korean Acad Nurs. 2016;46(2):207-214. Published online April 29, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2016.46.2.207

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Table 1

Comparisons on Scores of the K-JSE by General Characteristics of Nurses (N=253)

BSN=Bachelor of science in nursing.

Table 2

Fitness Statistics of the Hypothetical Model

Table 3

Analysis of Convergent Validity of Items

SE=Standard error; CR=Critical ratio; AVE=Average variance extracted.

Table 4

Correlations Coefficients between Factors

AVE=Average variance extracted; ( )=r².

Table 1 Comparisons on Scores of the K-JSE by General Characteristics of Nurses (N=253)

BSN=Bachelor of science in nursing.

Table 2 Fitness Statistics of the Hypothetical Model

Table 3 Analysis of Convergent Validity of Items

SE=Standard error; CR=Critical ratio; AVE=Average variance extracted.

Table 4 Correlations Coefficients between Factors

AVE=Average variance extracted; ( )=r².