Validation of the Chinese-version MPSS-R for occupational stress among emergency nurses

The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a Chin ese-version stress instrument among emergency nurses. The study sample comp rised of 113 nurses whose age ranged from 21 to 47 years old. The Chinese v ersion of Medical Personnel Stress Survey (MPSS-R) was answered in 1996 thr ough self-administered questionnaires. The instrument demonstrated excellen t convergent and discriminant validity. Cronbach's alpha (reliability) coef ficients ranged from .57 to .77. Factorial analysis yielded four principal components, corresponding to job dissatisfaction, team relationship, organi zation support, and somatic distress. Validation by independent variable wa s also consistent with theory. Thus, the Chinese-version MPSS-R retained ex cellent psychometric proper ties when used in an emergency nurses group. (C ) 2001 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.