Psychometric validation of the Multidimensional Nursing Generations Questionnaire (MNGQ)

To perform a psychometric test of the factor structure of the Multidimensional Nursing Generation Questionnaire, an instrument developed to measure nursing generational characteristics in the workplace and investigate the relations among its factors and background variables.Nurses today include members of the Baby Boomer and X and Y generations, whose characteristics in the work environment have not been studied thoroughly.Instrument and construct cross-sectional study for psychometric testing/validation.Questionnaire components and constructs were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), structural equation modelling and Cronbach's alpha. For this purpose, a survey was conducted in November 2016 on a sample of Finnish and Italian nurses working in public hospitals (N = 3,218).Eight hundred twenty-two nurses completed the questionnaire, where CFA identified 48 items and six factors with acceptable internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha range: 0.73-0.88): (a) Conflicts between generations; (b) Patient safety view; (c) Relationships issues between generations; (d) Working as a multigenerational team; (e) Orientation to change; and (f) Work propensity and availability. Various relations were identified among the background variables and factors that related largely to generational belonging, educational level and country.The final version of the questionnaire demonstrates a more robust factor structure than did the preliminary. Further tests should be conducted on nurses in different countries/cultures and work environments.The complete validation of the Multidimensional Nursing Generation Questionnaire will provide research evidence useful to create an inclusive work environment for each generation.目的: 开发一种测量工作场所中当代护理人员特征的工具对多代护理人员生成问卷的因素结构进行心理测量,并调查因素与背景变量之间的关系。 背景: 当代护士包括婴儿潮一代和X、Y一代,尚未仔细研究他们在工作环境中表现出的特征。 设计: 心理测量测试/验证的仪器和结构横断面研究。 方法: 采用验证性因素分析(CFA)、结构方程模型和克朗巴哈系数法对问卷组成和结构进行测试。为此,2016年11月对在公立医院工作的芬兰和意大利护士(N = 3,218)进行了调查。 结果: 820名护士完成了问卷调查,验证性因素分析确定了48个项目和6个具有可接受内部一致性的因素(克朗巴哈系数范围:0.73-0.88):(a)代际冲突;(b)患者安全观;(c)代际关系问题;(d)团队成员代际不同;(e)改变方向;和(f)工作倾向和可用性。研究发现,背景变数与代际归属、受教育程度、国家等因素之间存在着不同的关系。 结论: 调查问卷的最终版本的因素结构比初代版本更稳定。应进一步对不同国家/文化和工作环境的护士进行测试。 影响: 多代护理人员调查问卷的完整验证将为不同代人创造包容工作环境提供有效研究证据。.