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Development of a Character Scale for Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy Cadet

  • 군진간호연구
  • Abbr : Korean Journal of Military Nursing Research
  • 2018, 36(1), pp.48~60
  • DOI : 10.31148/kjmnr.2018.36.1.48
  • Publisher : Military Health Policy Research Center
  • Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Nursing Science > General Nursing > Nursing Education
  • Received : January 22, 2018
  • Accepted : March 28, 2018
  • Published : March 30, 2018

Lee, Sung-won 1 강점숙 2 Joe Seunyoung 3

1육군 22사단 의무근무대
2국군의무사령부
3국군간호사관학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Purpose: This study is to develop a questionnaire to measure personalities for Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy (KAFNA) cadet and test the validity and reliability of the questionnaire. Methods: The first draft of the questionnaire was prepared after conduction of a literature review and focus group interviews with total 30 KAFNA cadets in their 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year at KAFNA. Then, 8 experts with minimum 2-year experience in teaching cadets discipline at KAFNA validated the 90 items of the first draft. To test the validity and reliability of the final questionnaire, data were collected from 327 cadets. exploratory factor analysis and internal consistency test were performed. Result: The final questionnaire with 52 items consists of 14 domains (patriotism, morality, leadership, passion, communication ability, cooperation, responsibility, honor, creativity, courage, patience, devotion, consideration, and leading by example), which explained 66.92% of the total variances. Chronbach's alpha for the total items was .90. Conclusion: This questionnaire could be used in the development and the evaluation of personality educations to teach and produce the right people for the best nursing officers.

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