Development and psychometric evaluation of the gender attitudes of nursing students towards the nursing profession scale
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Abstract
Background & Aim: The fact that the nursing profession is seen as a female profession deepens gender discrimination in the nursing profession. This research aimed to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine the gender attitudes of nursing students towards the nursing profession and study the psychometric properties thereof.
Methods & Materials: The study is methodological research. The research was conducted with 238 nursing students at a public university in Türkiye.
Results: Exploratory factor analysis reduced the total number of items from 41 to 10. 10 items categorized under three factors were determined to explain 57.11% of the total variance. The total Cronbach Alpha value of the scale is .62. The scale consists of 3 factors entitled “Male Gender Role”, “Professional Stereotypes,” and “Gender Discrimination”, which further include a total of 10 items.
Conclusion: The scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool that can be used to determine the gender attitudes of nursing students toward the nursing profession
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4. Başar F, Demirci N. Attitudes of nursing students toward gender roles: A cross-sectional study. Contemporary Nurse. 2018 May 4;54(3):333-44.
5. Celebi E, Kargin M. Social gender and nursing in Turkey: A qualitative research. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2019 Aug 1;69(8):1184-6.
6. Clayton-Hathway K, Humbert AL, Schutz S, McIlroy R, Griffiths H. Gender and nursing as a profession: Valuing nurses and paying them their worth. London: Royal College of Nursing; 2020.
7. Zhang H, Tu J. The working experiences of male nurses in China: implications for male nurse recruitment and retention. Journal of Nursing Management. 2020 Mar;28(2):441-9.
8. Paskaleva T, Tornyova B, Shopov D. Professional status of men in nursing. Journal of IMAB–Annual Proceeding Scientific Papers. 2020 Mar 30;26(1):3029-33.
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12. Tabachnick B. G, & Fidell L. S. Using Multivariate Statistics: Boston: Ally And Bacon 2001.
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16. Kwak SK, Kim JH. Statistical data preparation: management of missing values and outliers. Korean Journal of Anesthesiology. 2017 Aug 1;70(4):407-11.
17. Başol G, Çakan M, Kan A, Özbek Ö, Özdmir D, Yaşar M. Measurement and evaluation in education. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık 2013.
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21. Çokluk Ö., Şekercioğlu G. Büyüköztürk Ş. Multivariate statistics for social sciences: SPSS and LISREL applications: Pegem Akademi Ankara. 2012.
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25. Christensen M, Knight J. 'Nursing is no place for men'-A thematic analysis of male nursing students experiences of undergraduate nursing education. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice. 2014 Dec 1;4(12):95-104.
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28. Başçı, A. B., & Yılmazel, G. Perspective of young adults on male nurses. Journal of Academic Research in Nursing. 2016;2(2):68-74.
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30. Chang HE, Jeong S. Male Nurses’ Experiences of Workplace Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in South Korea: A qualitative study. Asian Nursing Research. 2021 Dec 1;15(5):303-9.
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Basaran F, Kosgeroglu N. Development and psychometric evaluation of the gender attitudes of nursing students towards the nursing profession scale. NPT. 2023;10(1):71-80.
