ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article describes the development of a new instrument, the Norbeck Social Support Questionnaire, designed to measure multiple dimensions of social support. Based on Kahn's (1979) conceptual definitions of social support and definitions from network theory (Barnes, 1972), the instrument has three main variables—Total Functional, Total Network, and Total Loss—each with three subscales.Graduate and undergraduate nursing students were used as subjects in this phase of testing, which established high levels of test-retest reliability and internal consistency. The social desirability response bias was ruled out, and moderate levels of concurrent validity were found. Additional work to establish construct validity is needed. Two groups of students were compared to study the normative trend for this population, and differences were minimal except for recent losses and aid, reflecting the actual situations of the two groups.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The Nurse Practitioner Rating Form (NPRF) was developed and tested over a two-year period. A series of studies were conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the NPRF under a variety of conditions. The final inter-rater reliability estimates for the Activity Categories and the Content of Teaching Categories were ′xx = .83 and ′xx = −85 respectively, and the estimates for the nurse practitioners™ communication and client participation scales were ′xx = .75 and ′xx = .76. It was noted that further evaluation of the psychometric properties of the NPRF, especially the nurse practitioner communication and client participation scales is needed.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The Personal Resource Questionnaire (PRQ) is a two-part measure of the multidimensional characteristics of social support. Part one provides descriptive information about the person's resources, the satisfaction with these resources, and whether or not there is a confidant. Part two contains a 25-item Likert scale developed according to Weiss's relational dimensions and a five-item Self-Help Ideology scale. The PRQ was administered as the measure of one of the independent variables in a study of 149 male or female spouses of individuals with multiple sclerosis. Content and face validity procedures were completed previous to the study. An internal consistency reliability coefficient of α = .89 was obtained for the PRQ Part 2. Moderate intercorrelations for the dimensional subscales—intimacy, social integration, worth, and assistance—indicate that there is some overlap of these dimensions. Low intercorrelations between nurturance and the other four subscales suggest that nurturance is an independent scale. Modest predictive validity coefficients were obtained. At the present time the intended use of the PRQ is for research. Plans for tool development include obtaining further construct validity information and test-retest reliability.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

A 24-item scale with five subscales was developed to measure the construct of maternal-fetal attachment during pregnancy and tested on 71 subjects in the third trimester of pregnancy. Content validity was built into the scale. A coefficient of reliability of .85 was demonstrated for the scale with the reliability of the subscales ranging from .52 to .73. Scores on the MFA scale were positively correlated with the amount of available social support reported by women and with their perceptions of babies three days after birth. There was a negative association between MFA scores and the amount of stress perceived by the women. Further refinement of the scale is indicated.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

The Neonatal Perception Inventory I (NPI I) and Neonatal Perception Inventory II (NPI II) have been examined in terms of the validity of inferring maternal attitudes or emotional set. The assumption that maternal ratings from NPI are based on fantasy is questionable and completely unsupported in relation to NPI II. Furthermore an examination of the original population used in the early studies and the follow-up psychiatric examination reveal substantial treatment effects. These require further explanation.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article is a critical review of the Denver Developmental Screening Test (DDST). The nature of the test as a screening instrument is presented along with a review of the validity, reliability, sensitivity, and acceptability of the test. A general description of the test, how it is administered and key points pertinent to the administration of the tool and information about the Denver Prescreening Developmental Questionnaire (PDQ) are provided.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Since 1966, locus of control as measured by the I-E scale has been shown predictive of many different dependent variables in both health and nonhealth situations. In hundreds of articles, expectancies have been reported to mediate perceptual, cognitive, and motivational processes. However, in many other investigations, locus of control has failed to predict the dependent variable being studied. Therefore, it is clear there are limitations to the predictive power of the construct. In recent years published research highlighting these limitations has resulted in a decrease in research about locus of control and the use of the I-E scale. Yet many investigators do not know or perhaps choose to ignore the criticisms published in recent years. Nurses who are interested in locus of control are encouraged to understand the construct and the frequent misapplications of it which occur, to realize the limitations of the I-E scale when considering instrumentation, and to consider multidimensional attribution theory as more appropriate to understanding behavior than locus of control.

ISSN:0029-6562    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1981

数据来源: OVID