Psychometric properties of the Malay-version Police Stress Questionnaire
Background: Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) was developed to measure police-specific stressors. The present study was the first to have translated the PSQ to Malay. This study aims to test the reliability, construct validity, and component structure of the Malay-version PSQ. Method: A set of surve...
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| author | Rasdi, Irniza Zainal Abidin, Emilia Muhammad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Isha, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam |
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| description | Background: Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) was developed to measure police-specific stressors. The present study was the first to have translated the PSQ to Malay. This study aims to test the reliability, construct validity, and component structure of the Malay-version PSQ. Method: A set of survey consisted of the Malay-version PSQ, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), Global Stress Questionnaire (GSQ) and General Self-rated Health (GSRH) were distributed to 300 traffic police officers in Kuala Lumpur and all traffic police officers in a few districts of Pahang and Negeri Sembilan. Results: The response rate was 65.5% (N = 262). The reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.93 for Operational PSQ (PSQ-Op) and 0.94 for Organisational PSQ (PSQ-Org). Findings indicated that the PSQ had positive construct validity with the GSRH, GSQ, and GHQ. After excluding four factors related to lifestyles, all police-specific stressors were highly loaded (0.50) in one component. Conclusion: It is confirmed that the Malay-version PSQ, excluding the four factors related to lifestyle, was uni-dimensional, reliable, and a valid questionnaire. This study proffers a potentially better instrument for assessing the stressors among Malaysian police. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-351082015-12-30T10:49:29Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35108/ Psychometric properties of the Malay-version Police Stress Questionnaire Rasdi, Irniza Zainal Abidin, Emilia Muhammad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Isha, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Background: Police Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) was developed to measure police-specific stressors. The present study was the first to have translated the PSQ to Malay. This study aims to test the reliability, construct validity, and component structure of the Malay-version PSQ. Method: A set of survey consisted of the Malay-version PSQ, General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ), Global Stress Questionnaire (GSQ) and General Self-rated Health (GSRH) were distributed to 300 traffic police officers in Kuala Lumpur and all traffic police officers in a few districts of Pahang and Negeri Sembilan. Results: The response rate was 65.5% (N = 262). The reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.93 for Operational PSQ (PSQ-Op) and 0.94 for Organisational PSQ (PSQ-Org). Findings indicated that the PSQ had positive construct validity with the GSRH, GSQ, and GHQ. After excluding four factors related to lifestyles, all police-specific stressors were highly loaded (0.50) in one component. Conclusion: It is confirmed that the Malay-version PSQ, excluding the four factors related to lifestyle, was uni-dimensional, reliable, and a valid questionnaire. This study proffers a potentially better instrument for assessing the stressors among Malaysian police. Universiti Sains Malaysia Press 2014 Article PeerReviewed Rasdi, Irniza and Zainal Abidin, Emilia and Muhammad Saliluddin, Suhainizam and Isha, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam (2014) Psychometric properties of the Malay-version Police Stress Questionnaire. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 21 (4). pp. 42-50. ISSN 1394-195X; ESSN: 2180-4303 http://www.mjms.usm.my/default.asp?tag=14&kod_volume=75 |
| spellingShingle | Rasdi, Irniza Zainal Abidin, Emilia Muhammad Saliluddin, Suhainizam Isha, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Psychometric properties of the Malay-version Police Stress Questionnaire |
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