DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE NURSING FACULTY SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE (JOB SATISFACTION).
Contributors: University of Nebraska--Lincoln.
Published: 1991
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Education, Higher.; Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Tests and Measurements.
Description: The purpose of the present study was to develop and validate an instrument to measure the perceptions of job satisfaction held by nursing faculty members. The theoretical framework for the Nursing Faculty Satisfaction Questionnaire (NFSQ) was hypothesized to be Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Questionnaire items were developed following review of existing job satisfaction instruments, review of job descriptions of nursing faculty members and completion of a pilot qualitative study on job satisfiers for nursing faculty members. The content validity of the NFSQ items was evaluated by an expert in job satisfaction research and two nursing faculty review panels. As a result of the review process, the NFSQ containing 42 items was developed reflective of all areas of the role of nursing faculty members.

The construct validity of the NFSQ was evaluated by three methods based upon data received from 496 usable responses to the NFSQ (representing a 79% return rate). First, factor analysis was used to examine the underlying structure of the NFSQ. Maslow's theory was found not to be the underlying framework of the NFSQ. Five factors emerged as the structure including academic atmosphere, benefits of the job, service components of the job, research components of the job and philosophical framework of the institution. Second, the Job Descriptive Index (JDI) was sent with the NFSQ to the randomly selected nursing faculty member subjects. Correlation of subject responses on the NFSQ and the JDI resulted in significant positive correlation coefficients. Finally, discriminant function analysis was used to examine the differences in data across the variables of the subject's educational degree, educational experience and length of longevity at the present institution. Findings indicate no difference on the variables examined.

The reliability of the NFSQ was examined using a Cronbach's alpha score. The reliability estimate was found to be.92 indicating reliability of the NFSQ.

The implications of the results of the present study for nursing faculty members and administration are discussed. Recommendations for future research are presented.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05, Section: A, page: 1657.

Thesis (PH.D.)--THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN, 1991.

School code: 0138.