<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><sec id="j_FON-2019-0026_s_006_w2aab3b7ab1b6b1aab1c17b1Aa"><h3>Objective</h3><p>The aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0026_s_007_w2aab3b7ab1b6b1aab1c17b2Aa"><h3>Methods</h3><p>The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale was developed based on English version. This study is a methodological one in its approach.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0026_s_008_w2aab3b7ab1b6b1aab1c17b3Aa"><h3>Results</h3><p>The Korean version of Compassionate Communication Scale contained 20 items and was divided into three factors that explained 63.4% of the total variance. This scale demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity (100%), and criterion-related validity (Global Interpersonal Communication Competence <italic>r</italic> = 0.494; self-compassion: <italic>r</italic> = 0.317). Internal consistency was acceptable, and Cronbach’s α of the total items was 0.85.</p></sec><sec id="j_FON-2019-0026_s_009_w2aab3b7ab1b6b1aab1c17b4Aa"><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>This study examined The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale as an appropriate measurement of communication ability for nursing practice. Therefore, this scale suggests that the developed 20 items of the Compassionate Communication Scale can be used for therapeutic relationship and nursing education.</p></sec></abstract>

ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.MethodsThe Korean Compassionate Communication Scale was developed based on English version. This study is a methodological one in its approach.ResultsThe Korean version of Compassionate Communication Scale contained 20 items and was divided into three factors that explained 63.4% of the total variance. This scale demonstrated excellent convergent and discriminant validity (100%), and criterion-related validity (Global Interpersonal Communication Competence r = 0.494; self-compassion: r = 0.317). Internal consistency was acceptable, and Cronbach’s α of the total items was 0.85.ConclusionsThis study examined The Korean Compassionate Communication Scale as an appropriate measurement of communication ability for nursing practice. Therefore, this scale suggests that the developed 20 items of the Compassionate Communication Scale can be used for therapeutic relationship and nursing education.

Reliability and validation of the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveThe aims of this study were to develop the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale and to test its validity and reliability.MethodsThe Korean...

Reliability and validation of the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 175 - 182

Received: Jul 27, 2018

Accepted: Nov 08, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0026

Keywords
compassion, communication, reliability and validity, scale

© 2019 Jo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Reliability and validation of the Korean Compassionate Communication Scale

Article Category: Original article

Published Online: Nov 07, 2019

Page range: 175 - 182

Received: Jul 27, 2018

Accepted: Nov 08, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/FON-2019-0026

Keywordscompassion, communication, reliability and validity, scale

© 2019 Jo et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
compassion, communication, reliability and validity, scale