Development of a Korean Risk Behavior Scale for Middle School Adolescents.
10.12934/jkpmhn.2010.19.2.229
- Author:
Hyun Sook PARK
1
;
Geum Yi JO
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Catholic University of Daegu, Korea. parkhs@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Adolescents;
Risk behavior
- MeSH:
Adolescent*;
Child;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Homeless Youth;
Humans;
Internet;
Reproducibility of Results;
Risk-Taking*
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
2010;19(2):229-240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was done to develop a risk behavior scale for Korean middle school adolescents. METHODS: The process included construction of a conceptual framework, initial items, verification of content validity, selection of secondary items, and extraction of final items. The participants were 717 adolescents from six middle schools in three cities. Item analysis, factor analysis, criterion validity, and internal consistency were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Fifty seven items were selected for the final scale, and categorized into 4 factors explaining 48.11% of total variance. The factors were labeled as latent problem behavior (38 items), suicidal behavior (7 items), runaways (3 items), and internet negative use (9 items). The scores for the scale were significantly correlated with crisis. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the 57 items was .92. CONCLUSION: The above findings indicate that the risk behavior scale has good validity and reliability when used with Korean middle school adolescents.
