The Validity and Reliability of the Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form

A Psychometric Study Among Nurses

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ID13629887
AuthorsZülfiye Yildiz Çifçioğlu (Dr. Behçet Uz Children’s Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey), Arzu Kader Harmanci Seren (0000-0002-4478-7234, Fenerbahce University, Atasehir, Turkey, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume89
Issue2
Pages718-728
Publication date2022-03-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00302228221082755
PMID35343307
OpenAlexW4220956531
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited11

Purpose: To examine the validity and reliability of the Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form among nurses. Design and methods: This methodological study included 154 nurses. Content and construct validity, item analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, and internal consistency were used to evaluate the data. Findings: The content validity index of the scale was 0.91. Item-total score correlation values varied between 0.453 and 0.718. As a result of the confirmatory factor analyses, one factor was confirmed. Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was 0.854. Practice Implications: Thanatophobia Scale-Turkish Form is a valid and reliable tool used to evaluate the fear of death among nurses

Confirmatory factor analysis · Construct validity · Content validity · Criterion validity · Cronbach's alpha · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Scale (ratio · Statistics · Structural equation modeling · Turkish · Validity · Clinical Psychology · Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Mathematics · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychology

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