Development and Verification of an Involvement Questionnaire to Facilitate the Socialization of New Graduate Nurses

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Aim: The purpose of this study was to develop a “questionnaire on involvement” for new graduate nurses, to measure the impact of support systems that the nurses recognized as helping them achieve socialization. The study also aimed to verify the questionnaire’s reliability and validity.
Methods: Social learning theory was used as the conceptual framework to construct a draft questionnaire containing 42 items. After examining its content validity, the questionnaire was used as the basis of a paper-based survey for 999 new graduate nurses. The reliability and validity of the questionnaire were examined using Cronbach’s α coefficient, a factor analysis, and calculated correlations with the workplace social support scale and the burnout scale.
Results: The data provided by 216 participants were analyzed （valid response rate: 76.1%）. Based on the factor analysis results, the questionnaire was reconstructed; the final version consisted of 21 items associated with 3 factors. The Cronbach’s α coefficient for the 21 items as a whole was 0.93. The data showed a positive correlation with the workplace social support scale and a negative correlation with the burnout scale.
Conclusion: The present study confirmed the reliability, construct validity, and criterion-related validity of the questionnaire on involvement described above. New graduate nurses recognize that involvement provides a support system that promotes socialization; the questionnaire has proven useful in measuring involvement.