Testing the validity and reliability of an instrument to measure nurses' antipathy towards patients who self-harm: Korean version of the Self-Harm Antipathy Scale.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the Self-Harm Antipathy Scale (SHAS-K) to be used to measure nurses' antipathy towards patients who self-harm.


METHODS
The internal consistency reliability and construct validity, using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, was evaluated.The survey data were collected from 249 nurses who worked in emergency care facilities in South Korea.


RESULTS
The Cronbach's α values regarding internal consistency were 0.54-0.88 for the subscales of the SHAS-K. The factor loadings of the 26 items on the four subscales ranged from 0.44 to 0.86. The four-subscale model was validated by a confirmatory factor analysis.


CONCLUSIONS
This study shows that the SHAS-K should be used with caution when measuring nurses' antipathy towards patients in Korea who self-harm.
Office of Education & Research, Kosin University Hospital, Busan, South Korea.
ChaeRyung
C
Kwon
Department of Nursing, Dong-a University, Busan, South Korea.
EunNam
E
Lee
D000328:Adult; D000067290:Behavior Rating Scale; D000078382:Disgust; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D056910:Republic of Korea; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
antipathy; medical personnel; nurses’ attitudes; self-harm