Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses, which was designed to measure the proactive behavior of nurses who have worked outside their current employment hospital (mid-career nurses) and who are in the process of orga...

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Main Authors: Satomi Koyama, Yumiko Miyoshi, Kimie Takehara
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Language:English
Published: Fujita Medical Society 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fmj/11/1/11_2024-015/_pdf/-char/ja
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description Objectives: This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses, which was designed to measure the proactive behavior of nurses who have worked outside their current employment hospital (mid-career nurses) and who are in the process of organizational socialization. Methods: A mail survey was administered to 875 mid-career nurses using a draft version of the Proactive Behavior Scale. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the data, and a Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses was developed (Survey 1). Additionally, a mail survey was administered to 706 mid-career nurses to examine the reliability and validity of the scale (Survey 2). Results: From the exploratory factor analysis results, three factors and 21 items were extracted. The three factors were (1) positive actions toward self-reliance, (2) positive actions toward reliable nursing practices, and (3) positive actions toward building relationships. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.89, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for the test-retest method was 0.75, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient for the external criterion, the Scale of Proactive Behavior in Organizational Socialization for New Graduate Nurses and the Scale of Organizational Resocialization were 0.72 and 0.40, respectively. Conclusions: The Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses has good reliability and validity.
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spelling doaj-art-9e917ea28cc244e58017bb819c3a952a2025-02-04T06:10:03ZengFujita Medical SocietyFujita Medical Journal2189-72472189-72552025-02-01111202710.20407/fmj.2024-015Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity studySatomi Koyama0Yumiko Miyoshi1Kimie Takehara2Graduate School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University; Faculty of Nursing, Fujita Health University, School of Health SciencesFaculty of Nursing, Fujita Health University, School of Health SciencesFaculty of Nursing, Fujita Health University, School of Health SciencesObjectives: This study aimed to assess the reliability and validity of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses, which was designed to measure the proactive behavior of nurses who have worked outside their current employment hospital (mid-career nurses) and who are in the process of organizational socialization. Methods: A mail survey was administered to 875 mid-career nurses using a draft version of the Proactive Behavior Scale. An exploratory factor analysis was conducted on the data, and a Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses was developed (Survey 1). Additionally, a mail survey was administered to 706 mid-career nurses to examine the reliability and validity of the scale (Survey 2). Results: From the exploratory factor analysis results, three factors and 21 items were extracted. The three factors were (1) positive actions toward self-reliance, (2) positive actions toward reliable nursing practices, and (3) positive actions toward building relationships. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the overall scale was 0.89, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient for the test-retest method was 0.75, and Pearson’s product–moment correlation coefficient for the external criterion, the Scale of Proactive Behavior in Organizational Socialization for New Graduate Nurses and the Scale of Organizational Resocialization were 0.72 and 0.40, respectively. Conclusions: The Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses has good reliability and validity.https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/fmj/11/1/11_2024-015/_pdf/-char/jamid-career nursesproactive behaviororganizational socializationscale development
spellingShingle Satomi Koyama
Yumiko Miyoshi
Kimie Takehara
Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
Fujita Medical Journal
mid-career nurses
proactive behavior
organizational socialization
scale development
title Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
title_full Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
title_fullStr Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
title_full_unstemmed Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
title_short Development of the Proactive Behavior Scale for Mid-Career Nurses: a reliability and validity study
title_sort development of the proactive behavior scale for mid career nurses a reliability and validity study
topic mid-career nurses
proactive behavior
organizational socialization
scale development
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