The first revision for nursing students of the Japanese version of the revised Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire

Abstract

The purposes of this study are to develop the first revision for nursing students of the Japanese version of the revised Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire （St-J-MSQ） so that students can understand and answer appropriately despite their lack of experiences, and then to examine its reliability and validity. The proposed St-J-MSQ is based on the Japanese version of the revised Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire （J-MSQ）. The subjects of this study were 1,022 students who were in a nursing university or a nursing diploma school. The questionnaire was constructed of three parts: J-MSQ, J-MSQ with an explanation （J-MSQ/E）, and St-J-MSQ. The J-MSQ/E and St-J-MSQ were validated from the surface validity test with a focus group interview. The answers of the J-MSQ, J-MSQ/E and St-J-MSQ were analyzed by major factor analysis. The St-J-MSQ（Cronbach’s alpha 0.79） showed similar factor structures to the J-MSQ original. However, it is necessary to revise the questionnaire, because it could not measure “Moral Responsibility” accurately.