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Development of the Career Anchors Scale among Occupational Health Nurses in Japan

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to develop the Career Anchors Scale among Occupational Health Nurses (CASOHN) and evaluate its reliability and validity. METHODS: Scale items were developed through a qualitative inductive analysis of interview data, and items were revised following an examination of con...

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Autores principales: Kubo, Yoshiko, Hatono, Yoko, Kubo, Tomohide, Shimamoto, Satoko, Nakatani, Junko, Burgel, Barbara J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Society for Occupational Health 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5373903/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27725484
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Sumario:OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to develop the Career Anchors Scale among Occupational Health Nurses (CASOHN) and evaluate its reliability and validity. METHODS: Scale items were developed through a qualitative inductive analysis of interview data, and items were revised following an examination of content validity by experts and occupational health nurses (OHNs), resulting in a provisional scale of 41 items. A total of 745 OHNs (response rate 45.2%) affiliated with the Japan Society for Occupational Health participated in the self-administered questionnaire survey. RESULTS: Two items were deleted based on item-total correlations. Factor analysis was then conducted on the remaining 39 items to examine construct validity. An exploratory factor analysis with a main factor method and promax rotation resulted in the extraction of six factors. The variance contribution ratios of the six factors were 37.45, 7.01, 5.86, 4.95, 4.16, and 3.19%. The cumulative contribution ratio was 62.62%. The factors were named as follows: Demonstrating expertise and considering position in work (Factor 1); Management skills for effective work (Factor 2); Supporting health improvement in groups and organizations (Factor 3); Providing employee-focused support (Factor 4); Collaborating with occupational health team members and personnel (Factor 5); and Compatibility of work and private life (Factor 6). The confidence coefficient determined by the split-half method was 0.85. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.95, whereas those of the six subscales were 0.88, 0.90, 0.91, 0.80, 0.85, and 0.79, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: CASOHN was found to be valid and reliable for measuring career anchors among OHNs in Japan.