Validity & Reliability Test of a Life Respect Instrument for Korean Elementary School Students

Kang, Kyung-Ah; Kim, Shin-Jeong; Song, Mi-Kyung; An, Jin-Young

The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education 2011;17(1):120-128.
Published online December 31, 2010.

Kang, Kyung-Ah;Kim, Shin-Jeong;Song, Mi-Kyung;An, Jin-Young;

¹Department of Nursing, Sahmyook University
²Department of Nursing, Hallym University
³Mundeok Elementary School
⁴Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Sahmyook University

초등학생 대상 생명존중 인식 측정도구의 타당도 및 신뢰도 검증

강경아, 김신정, 송미경, 안진영

¹삼육대학교 간호학과
²한림대학교 간호학부
³문덕초등학교
⁴삼육대학교 대학원 간호학과

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to test the validity and reliability of a life respect instrument for elementary school students. Method: The study was conducted as follows: identification of the tentative content domains, items generation, test of content validity, and data collecting with a preliminary questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, Cronbach's alpha, Guttman split-half, and Pearson correlation coefficients were used to analyze the data. Results: Two factors were extracted through factor analysis: 'Value about life respect', and 'Attitude about life respect.' These factors explained 58.82% of all factors. A total of 16 items belonging to 2 domains were generated. Cronbach's alpha and Guttman split-half coefficient were .82, and .84 respectively. Conclusion: The life respect instrument modified in this study will be useful for evaluating the effect of life respect education for elementary school students.

Key Words: Child, Life, Validity, Reliability