KMID : 0606420210270020153
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Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2021 Volume.27 No. 2 p.153 ~ p.165
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Development and validation of women¡¯s environmental health scales in Korea: severity, susceptibility, response efficacy, self-efficacy, benefit, barrier, personal health behavior, and community health behavior scales
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Kim Hee-Kyung
Kim Hyun-Kyoung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to develop the following scales on women¡¯s environmental health and to examine their validity and reliability: severity, susceptibility, response efficacy, self-efficacy, benefit, barrier, personal health behavior, and community health behavior scales.
Methods: The item pool was generated based on related scales, a wide literature review, and in-depth interviews on women¡¯s environmental health according to the revised Rogers¡¯ protection motivation theory model. Content validity was verified by three nursing professionals. Exploratory factor analysis, convergent validity, and internal consistency reliability were examined.
Results: The scales included 10 items on severity, 11 on susceptibility, 10 on response efficacy, 14 on self-efficacy, 8 on benefits, 10 on barriers, 17 on personal health behavior, and 16 on community health behavior. Convergent validity with the environmental behavior scale for female adolescents was supported. The Cronbach¡¯s ¥á values for internal consistency were good for all scales: severity, . 84; susceptibility, .92; response efficacy, .88; self-efficacy, .90; benefits, .91; barriers, .85; personal health behavior, .90; and community health behavior, .91.
Conclusion: The evaluation of the psychometric properties shows that these scales are valid and reliable measures of women¡¯s environmental health awareness and behaviors. These scales may be helpful for assessing women¡¯s environmental health behaviors, thereby contributing to efforts to promote environmental health.
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KEYWORD
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Environmental health, Health behavior, Psychometrics, Women¡¯s health
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