SENIOR NURSING STUDENTS' PERCEPTION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHER BEHAVIOR CONSTRUCTS AND LEADER BEHAVIOR CONSTRUCTS (INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS).
Contributors: Indiana University School of Nursing.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The purposes of this study were to ascertain whether (1) the teacher behavior construct of professional competence is the same as the leader behavior construct of initiating structure, and (2) the teacher behavior construct of interpersonal relationship is the same as the leader behavior construct of consideration. Review of literature revealed that the factors identified by nursing researchers as teacher behavior appeared to be the same as the factors identified by the Ohio State researchers as leader behavior. A convenience sample of 138 senior students enrolled in clinical nursing courses at one of four baccalaureate nursing programs in the state of Indiana participated in the study. Each participant responded to two tools, the "Clinical Teacher Behavior Tool" and the "Leader Behavior Description Questionnaire-XII.".

A factor analysis was computed on each tool. Based on the evidence, each tool was assessed to have evidence for construct validity. Results of the factor analysis were used to generate the scales that were assessed for internal consistency reliability. Reliabilities were calculated using Cronbach's alpha. For the resulting scales, the alphas were acceptable (r =.75 to.97).

Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients were computed to assess the amount of overlap in senior nursing students' perception between teacher behavior constructs and leader behavior constructs. Although there is evidence that the teacher behavior construct of professional competence is significantly related to the leader behavior construct of initiating structure, the two constructs do not appear to be the same. On the other hand, the teacher behavior construct of interpersonal relationship overlaps with the leader behavior construct of consideration and the two constructs do appear to be the same. The major recommendation is the need for further tool development.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-11, Section: B, page: 5648.

Thesis (D.N.S.)--INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING, 1992.

School code: 0815.