Leila Favaregh; Soodabeh Bassaknejad; Iran Davodi
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Safety Behaviors Scale among a sample of Abadan University of Medical Science students. In this ...
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric characteristics of the Safety Behaviors Scale among a sample of Abadan University of Medical Science students. In this descriptive study, the sample has been carried out on 80 students of Medical Science University, who were selected through census sampling. The reliability coefficients were calculated by three different methods: Cronbach's alpha, Spearman-Brown, and Guttman spiliting, and to determine the validity of the scale, confirmatory factor analysis and concurrent validity were used. For analysis, SPSS version 16 and Amos version 20 were used, and the significant level was 0/05. The findings of this study indicate that the scale has the desired reliability and validity. (RMSEA = 0.10, reliability by Cronbach Alpha=0.83, Spearman-Brown spiliting Alpha=0.53 and Guttman spiliting Alpha = 0.54 were calculated). Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed that the three-factor model of the Safety Behaviors Scale fits among the students’ sample. The results of the present study have provided acceptable reliability and validity evidence for the Safety Behaviors Scale among Abadan University of Medical Science students, which can be applied in future research.
