Journal of Nursing & Care

Statistical Validation of the Self-Harm Antipathy Scale-Japanese Version (SHAS-J)

Abstract

Aoki Yoshimi* and Harumi Katayama

Aim: This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Self-Harm Antipathy Scale-Japanese Version (SHAS-J).
Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 764 nurses working in 32 emergency departments across Japan and 302 (39.5%) of them responded effectively. The questionnaires collected demographic data about the nurses and the SHAS-J. Data were evaluated with Cronbach’s alpha along with exploratory factor, confirmatory factor, and correlation analyses.
Results: Factor analysis of the SHAS-J resulted in extraction of four factors. The four factors comprised “low empathic practice competence”, “care futility”, “lack of active understanding” and “ignorance about rights and responsibilities”. Cronbach’s alpha for the four factors were 0.83-0.54.
Conclusion: The reliability and validity of the SHAS-J were approximately verified.