Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Irish Assertiveness Scale among Saudi undergraduate nursing students and interns.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Irish Assertiveness Scale is commonly used to examine the individual' level of assertiveness. There is no adequately validated Arabic instrument that examines the level of assertiveness among Arabic-speaking undergraduate nursing students.

Objectives

The purpose of this study was to translate, then evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Irish Assertiveness Scale among Saudi undergraduate nursing students and interns.

Design

Cross-sectional survey.

Settings

Three nursing colleges from three provinces in Saudi Arabia: Riyadh, Eastern and Makkah provinces.

Participants

283 questionnaires were completed by 3rd and 4th year undergraduate nursing students, and nursing interns.

Methods

A standard procedure including

SUBMITTER: Mansour M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360376 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature