KMID : 0606420180240040414
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2018 Volume.24 No. 4 p.414 ~ p.422
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Development of Korean Menstrual Symptom Scale for University Students
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Lee Kyu-Eun
Cheon Sook-Hee Kim Myoung-Hee Lee Eun-Hee Lee Sang-Bok Jeong Geum-Hee Kang Nam-Mi
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Abstract
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Purpose: To develop Korean Menstrual Symptom Scale (KMSS) for university students and test its reliability and validity.
Methods: The scale was developed by intensive literature review, development of preliminary items, verification of content validity, development of secondary items, verification of construct validity, and extraction of final items. Thirty-nine items were constructed. Data for validity and reliability testing were collected with a questionnaire survey from 391 university students. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and reliability coefficients (Cronbach's ¥á) with the SPSS program.
Results: There were 37 final items which were sorted into six factors: ¡®negative affection (8 items)¡¯, ¡®change of activity level (7 items)¡¯, ¡®physical symptom (9 items)¡¯, ¡®mood change (9 items)¡¯, ¡®change in concentration level (4 items)¡¯, and ¡®body water retention (5 items)¡¯. The cumulative percent of variance was 63.3%. Regarding the reliability of the scale, its Cronbach's ¥á was 0.96. Cronbach's ¥á values for these factors ranged from 0.75 to 0.91.
Conclusion: The KMSS demonstrated acceptable validity and reliability. Repeated research is needed to measure menstrual symptom experienced by women of variable ages.
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KEYWORD
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Menstruation, Women, Young adult, Factor analysis
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