See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care
Relational security is considered an essential form of security in forensic psychiatric care. Research on relational security is important, but is hampered by the lack of instruments to assess and monitor this concept in clinical practice. Within this current study the psychometric properties of the...
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| author | Meike G. de Vries Robbert-Jan Verkes Robbert-Jan Verkes Robbert-Jan Verkes Berend H. Bulten Berend H. Bulten |
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| description | Relational security is considered an essential form of security in forensic psychiatric care. Research on relational security is important, but is hampered by the lack of instruments to assess and monitor this concept in clinical practice. Within this current study the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the See Think Act (STA) scale, an instrument designed to measure relational security as perceived by forensic staff members within secure settings, was studied. Results show that the internal consistency of the STA total scale was good. However, the internal consistency of the subscales was relatively low compared to other studies using the original English or the Chinese version of the STA scale. The factor structure found in the original English version of the scale was not confirmed within this sample. With regard to the validity of the instrument results were promising, finding relationships with aspects of ward climate and team reflexivity. Further research and development is needed regarding the STA scale, making it more suitable for monitoring and studying this clinically relevant concept in forensic care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fa33fdb610334a879b770c653faea50d2022-12-22T04:32:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-10-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.10207181020718See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric careMeike G. de Vries0Robbert-Jan Verkes1Robbert-Jan Verkes2Robbert-Jan Verkes3Berend H. Bulten4Berend H. Bulten5Forensic Psychiatric Center Pompestichting, Division Diagnostics Research and Education, Nijmegen, NetherlandsForensic Psychiatric Center Pompestichting, Division Diagnostics Research and Education, Nijmegen, NetherlandsDepartment of Criminal law, Law School, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, NetherlandsDonders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, NetherlandsForensic Psychiatric Center Pompestichting, Division Diagnostics Research and Education, Nijmegen, NetherlandsFaculty of Social Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, NetherlandsRelational security is considered an essential form of security in forensic psychiatric care. Research on relational security is important, but is hampered by the lack of instruments to assess and monitor this concept in clinical practice. Within this current study the psychometric properties of the Dutch version of the See Think Act (STA) scale, an instrument designed to measure relational security as perceived by forensic staff members within secure settings, was studied. Results show that the internal consistency of the STA total scale was good. However, the internal consistency of the subscales was relatively low compared to other studies using the original English or the Chinese version of the STA scale. The factor structure found in the original English version of the scale was not confirmed within this sample. With regard to the validity of the instrument results were promising, finding relationships with aspects of ward climate and team reflexivity. Further research and development is needed regarding the STA scale, making it more suitable for monitoring and studying this clinically relevant concept in forensic care.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1020718/fullrelational securityteam reflexivityward climateforensic carepsychometrics |
| spellingShingle | Meike G. de Vries Robbert-Jan Verkes Robbert-Jan Verkes Robbert-Jan Verkes Berend H. Bulten Berend H. Bulten See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care Frontiers in Psychiatry relational security team reflexivity ward climate forensic care psychometrics |
| title | See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| title_full | See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| title_fullStr | See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| title_full_unstemmed | See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| title_short | See think act scale: Validation of the Dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| title_sort | see think act scale validation of the dutch version of a measure of relational security in high secure forensic psychiatric care |
| topic | relational security team reflexivity ward climate forensic care psychometrics |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1020718/full |
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