Chinese Version of Psychometric Evaluation of Self Reflection and Insight Scale on Taiwanese Nursing Students
Background: Self reflection (also known as reflection) is an internal process that is difficult to perceive or assess. An instrument that is able to measure self reflection may serve as a resource for educators to assess the learning process of students and to tailor education approaches to student needs. Purpose: The aim of this study was to translate the Self Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS) into Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties for use with Taiwanese nursing students. Methods: For this cross sectional study, nursing students were recruited from two nursing schools in southern Taiwan in two phases: Phase 1, which included 361 fourth year students, and Phase 2, which included 703 fifth year students. Data were collected in December 2012 and May 2013 using the Chinese version of the SRIS (SRIS C) Taiwan Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory, and the Perceived Identity as a Nurse Questionnaire, which was developed by the author. In Phase 1, exploratory factor analysis was used to explore the factor structure of the SRIS C in the fourth year student participants. In Phase 2, confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the fitness of the model for the fifth year student participants. Results: Eight items were deleted from the original SRIS to create the SRIS C. Thus, the Chinese version measure had 12 items and two factors (self reflection and insight) that fit the data well. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the total scale and its two subscales were .79, .87, and .83, respectively. The 3 week test retest reliability was .74. SRIS C scores correlated significantly with scores on the Taiwan Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory and the Perceived Identity as a Nurse Questionnaire, indicating good convergent validity for the SRIS C. Conclusions: The current study showed that the SRIS C has sound psychometric properties. This instrument provides nurse educators with information that may be used to evaluate the self reflection and insight of students and to develop interventions to effectively improve these skills in Chinese language based nursing education.
The journal of nursing research JNR