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Reliability and Validity of COVID-19 Stress Scale in Korean Nursing Students

한국어판 간호대학생의 COVID-19 스트레스 측정도구 신뢰도 및 타당도 검증

  • Ham, Mi-Young (Department of Nursing, Kyungmin University) ;
  • Lee, So Jung (Department of Nursing, Korean Bible University) ;
  • Lim, So-Hee (Department of Nursing, Kyungmin University)
  • Received : 2022.01.24
  • Accepted : 2022.03.29
  • Published : 2022.04.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study investigated the validity and reliability of the Korean version of COVID-19 Stress Scale (K-CSS) in nursing students in Korea. Methods: The subjects of the study were 319 nursing students from three universities located in the metropolitan area. Data were collected for two months using self-reporting questionnaires. The study verified the scale's content validity, construct validity, concurrent validity and reliability, using SPSS 20.0 and AMOS 20.0. Results: K-CSS was comprised of seven factors, with a total of 25 questions; six about socio-economic consequences, four about Xenophobia, five about compulsive checking, three about traumatic stress, three about contamination, two about danger of the virus, and two about danger regarding the healthcare system. K-CSS was validated with confirmatory factor analysis (x2/df=2.32, CFI=.94, GFI=.87, NFI=.90, RMR=.07, RMSEA=.06, TLI=.93). Furthermore, the reliability verification showed a Cronbach's α of 0.87, confirming that the Korean version of the tool was very reliable. Conclusion: This study shows that K-CSS is a valid and reliable instrument to assess nursing students in Korea.

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