Reliability and Validity of Job Satisfaction Scale for Public Health Practitioners

VernacularTitle:公共卫生执业医师工作满意度量表信度效度分析
Author: Siqi WANG ; Yansong SONG ; Shuhua XI ; Yanan MA
Keywords: public health practitioners; job satisfaction scale; reliability; validity
From: Journal of China Medical University 2017;46(6):536-539
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective The study aimed to explore the reliability and validity of public health practitioners 'job satisfaction scale. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted with professional and technical personnel in the province engaged in the work of public health of investigation;they were enrolled through the multi?stage cluster random sampling method for establishing the scale 's internal consistency reliability and structur?al validity. Results The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the total satisfaction scale was 0.900. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients were 0.896, 0.781,and 0.799 for career development and achievement,relationship and career retention,and income and promotion latitudes,respectively. Four principal components were extracted and the results showed that the cumulative contribution rate was 69.72%and the factor analysis results were basically consistent with the theoretical structure. Conclusion The scale is thus considered to be a reliable and effective measurement tool assessing public health practitioners'job satisfaction,as it had good reliability and validity.