Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2012, 3(2):375-383

Psychometric properties of Czech version of McCloskey/Mueller satisfaction scale

Elena Gurková^*, Silvie Haroková, Katarína Žiaková

Department of Nursing, Jessenius Medical Faculty in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia

Aim: The McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale represents one of the most often used instrument for measuring satisfaction among nurses. The paper has a character of a validation study, whose aim was to test the psychometric properties of the Czech version of the tool. In the paper we compared the structure of the Czech version with its original (Mueller, McCloskey, 1990) and later revised version (Tourangeau et al., 2006).

Methods: The research sample consisted of 499 general nurses from six hospitals. The psychometric analysis of the tool in our study was realized from the acpect of factor analysis and realibility. In order to determine the dimensionality of the tool was used confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis. Within the scope of reliability of research tool was ascertained inner tool consistency using the calculation of Cronbach coefficient alpha.

Results: By way of exploratory factor analysis were identified seven factors with its own values above 1. The factor control and responsibility was unified with factor recognition and praise. From the original tool version (Mueller, McCloskey, 1990) we have excluded twelve items. Based on the results of exploratory factor analysis of the Czech version we propose its six-factor structure with its six sub-scales - satisfaction with social relationships a interactions; satisfaction with praise and recognition; satisfaction with planning and work time scheduling; possibilities of research; satisfaction with external assessments and balance of family and work. We have identified low inner consistency in two sub-scales.

Conclusion: The six-factor model of the Czech version MMSS is conceptually consistent with the original version (Mueller, McCloskey 1990). Our results of factor analysis come nearer to conclusions of factor analysis of Canadian authors Tourangeau et al., (2006) rather than results of the analysis of original version (Mueller, McCloskey, 1990).

Keywords: McCloskey/Mueller Satisfaction Scale, work satisfaction, factor analysis, reliability

Published: September 30, 2012  Show citation