Table 2.
Item analysis of the scale
| Item | Factor loading | Infit MNSQ | Outfit MNSQ | Cronbach’s α after removing the itema) | Item Retention | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor I | Factor II | |||||
| I-16 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.67 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-19 | 0.74 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-15 | 0.73 | 0.95 | 0.52 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-11 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 0.77 | Yes | |
| I-18 | 0.72 | 0.87 | 1.01 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-13 | 0.66 | 0.72 | 0.59 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-14 | 0.64 | 0.41 | 1.34 | 0.80 | 0.78 | No |
| I-17 | 0.61 | 0.96 | 0.83 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-9 | 0.76 | 0.80 | 0.51 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-6 | 0.74 | 0.73 | 0.39 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-4 | 0.69 | 1.54 | 1.00 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-2 | 0.69 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-1 | 0.54 | 1.57 | 1.33 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-8 | 0.53 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-12 | 0.48 | 0.51 | 1.55 | 1.72 | 0.79 | No |
| I-10 | 0.49 | 0.94 | 0.81 | 0.78 | Yes | |
| I-3 | 0.47 | 1.00 | 0.48 | 0.79 | Yes | |
| I-5 | 0.31 | 2.05 | 2.46 | 0.84 | No | |
**
p < 0.01; MNSQ: mean squares
Factor I: nurses stigmatizing patients; Factor II: nurses being stigmatized.
a
Before item reduction, the overall Cronbach’s α = 0.81.