The new Intragroup Conflict Scale: testing and psychometric properties.
OBJECTIVE
The importance of healthy work environments has received attention. Health care organizations are plagued with conflict which is detrimental to work environments. Thus, conflict must be studied. The purpose of this article is to describe the testing of a measure of conflict.


METHODS
A survey was used to evaluate the psychometric properties. The sample consisted of 430 nurses at an academic medical center.


RESULTS
Using principal component analysis (PCA) with varimax rotation, a six-factor solution (30 items) that explained 74.3% of variance emerged. Coefficient alpha ranged from .95 to .81. Correlations with existing scales supported construct validity (r = -.32(-)-.58).


CONCLUSIONS
The results are encouraging. Use of the scale may provide insight into the impact of conflict on patient, staff, and organizational outcomes.
Kathleen B
KB
Cox
D000328:Adult; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires