Continued psychometric evaluation of an intuition instrument for nursing students.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a revised intuition instrument developed for nursing students.


METHODS
Principal component factor analysis was used to establish construct validity, and the Cronbach's alpha was used to examine reliability.


RESULTS
Statistical analysis resulted in a 26-item intuition instrument with 6 factors accounting for 62% of the variance. The factors were labeled as Feelings That Reassure (27.7%), Spiritual Connections (10.9%), Feelings That Alert (8.4%), Feelings That Forewarn (5.8%), Physical Sensations That Alert (4.7%), and Reading Physical Cues (4.2%). Eigenvalues ranged from 1.100 to 7.225, and factor loadings ranged from .572 to .848. The overall Cronbach's alpha was .89 with a range of .73 to .85 for each factor.


CONCLUSIONS
The 26-item intuition instrument showed evidence of construct validity and reliability.


CONCLUSIONS
The intuition instrument can serve as a stimulus to foster students' intuitive abilities.
Smith
Anita Joel
AJ
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA, USA.
D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D019545:Intuition; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires