Bilgin Nurcan, Çetinkaya Aynur
Department of Nursing Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey.
Department of Public Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey.
Work. 2025 Jan;80(1):263-273. doi: 10.3233/WOR-240163. Epub 2025 Mar 18.
Professional identity encompasses the understanding of professional practices and the development of values and skills within a specific profession.
This study aimed to assess the suitability of the 9-item Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale, originally developed by Adams et al. (2006), for Turkish culture and examine its psychometric properties in a sample of postgraduate nurses.
The study was conducted using a methodological approach. The sample consisted of 100 postgraduate nurses. Various analyses were conducted, including descriptive statistics of the scale, Cronbach's alpha coefficient, item-total score correlation, and scale response bias for reliability assessments. Validity analyses included assessments of language, content, construct validity, concurrent validity, and known group validity.
The Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the 9-item Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale was found to be 0.85, indicating good internal consistency. Item-total score correlations ranged from 0.34 to 0.88. The confirmatory factor analysis goodness of fit indices, except for the AGFI index, had acceptable values after two modifications. The single-factor structure of the scale was confirmed by confirmatory factor analysis. For concurrent validity, the scale demonstrated a positive and robust correlation with scores from the Nursing Professional Commitment Scale, supporting its validity. In terms of predictive validity, a regression model was established to assess the relationship between independent variables and core professional identity, and the model was found to be at acceptable levels.
This study showed that the Turkish adaptation of the 9-item unidimensional "Macleod Clark Professional Identity Scale" demonstrates acceptable levels of validity and reliability when administered to postgraduate nurses in Turkey.
职业认同包括对专业实践的理解以及在特定职业中价值观和技能的发展。
本研究旨在评估最初由亚当斯等人（2006年）编制的9项麦克劳德·克拉克职业认同量表对土耳其文化的适用性，并在研究生护士样本中检验其心理测量特性。
本研究采用方法学途径进行。样本包括100名研究生护士。进行了各种分析，包括量表的描述性统计、克朗巴哈α系数、项目总分相关性以及用于可靠性评估的量表反应偏差。效度分析包括语言、内容、结构效度、同时效度和已知群体效度的评估。
9项麦克劳德·克拉克职业认同量表的克朗巴哈α系数为0.85，表明内部一致性良好。项目总分相关性在0.34至0.88之间。经过两次修改后，除AGFI指数外，验证性因素分析的拟合优度指标具有可接受的值。量表的单因素结构通过验证性因素分析得到证实。对于同时效度，该量表与护理专业承诺量表的得分呈现出积极且稳健的相关性，支持了其效度。在预测效度方面，建立了一个回归模型来评估自变量与核心职业认同之间的关系，发现该模型处于可接受水平。
本研究表明，9项单维度的“麦克劳德·克拉克职业认同量表”的土耳其语改编版在对土耳其研究生护士进行施测时，展现出了可接受水平的效度和信度。
