J Korean Acad Nurs JKAN Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2005-3673 2093-758X Korean Society of Nursing Science 10.4040/jkan.2015.45.4.544 Original Article Validity and Reliability of ARQ-K (Korean Version of the Assault Response Questionnaire) for Emergency Department Nurses in Korea Jang Moon Jung Lee Eun Nam Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. Address reprint requests to: Lee, Eun Nam. Department of Nursing, Dong-A University, 32 Daesingongwon-ro, Dongdaesin-dong 3(sam)-ga, Seo-gu, Busan 49201, Korea. Tel: +82-51-240-2864, Fax: +82-51-240-2947, enlee@dau.ac.kr 08 2015 31 08 2015 45 4 544 553 25 02 2015 05 03 2015 07 05 2015 © 2015 Korean Society of Nursing Science 2015 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs License. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/) If the original work is properly cited and retained without any modification or reproduction, it can be used and re-distributed in any format and medium. Purpose

To investigate the validity and reliability of the Korean Version of the Assault Response Questionnaire (ARQ-K) measuring the intensity of reaction to victimization of emergency nurses in Korea.

 Methods

An internal consistency reliability and construct validity using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted using SPSS WIN (20.0) and AMOS (20.0). Survey data were collected from 321 nurses who worked in 3 levels - wide regional emergency centers, regional emergency centers, appointed emergency centers - of emergency care facilities in Busan, Korea.

 Results

The Cronbach's alpha values regarding internal consistency were .77~.93 for the subscales of ARQ-K. Factor loadings of the 26 items on the four subscales ranged from .59 to .84. The four-subscale model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis (χ2/df=3.85, p < .001, RMR=.06, GFI=.80, NFI=.81, TLI=.83, CFI=.85, RMSEA=.09).

 Conclusion

This study shows that the Korean Version of the Assault Response Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument to assess nurses' reaction to victimization of emergency nurses in Korea.

 Violence Validity and reliability Factor analysis Psychometrics Dong-A University

This work was supported by the 2015 Dong-A University research fund.

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*Multiple responses; ED=Emergency department; WREC=Wide regional emergency center; REC=Regional emergency center; AEC=Appointed emergency center.

 Factor Loading from Exploratory Factor Analysis for ARQ

ARQ=Assault response questionnaire.

 Confirmatory Factor Analysis Results and Final Items for ARQ-K

ARQ-K=Korean version of assault response questionnaire; RMR=Root mean square residual; GFI=Goodness of fit index; NFI=Normed fit index; TLI=Tucker-lewis index; CFI=Comparative fit index; RMSEA=Root mean square error of approximation.

 Correlations between ARQ-K and IES-R-K

ARQ-K=Korean version of assault response questionnaire; IES-R-K=Korean version of impact of event scale-revised.

 Reliability for ARQ-K and Mean Score for the Each Item

ARQ-K=Korean version of assault response questionnaire.