Development of a scale to measure resilience in response to risk situations in clinical training

Abstract

This study aims to develop a scale to measure resilience in responding to risk situations in clinical training and to verify its reliability and validity. We developed a resilience scale based on the item pool of an existing resilience scale. Conducting preliminary surveys four times, we administered a questionnaire survey to 1,280 nursing college students nationwide in Japan. The response rate was 27.9% and 348 valid responses were included in the analysis. From a confirmatory factor analysis, a five-factor structure was supported, and internal consistency was largely verified. Further, covariance with three existing scales related to adaptation was confirmed. Because the resilience score of the respondents who had overcome challenging experiences in clinical training was significantly high, it is suggested that the newly developed scale could be employed as a predictor for training adaptation. The findings support the criteria-related validity and construct validity of the scale.