Positive psychological measure: Constructing and evaluating the reliability and validity of a chinese humor scale applicable to professional nursing

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-215

  Hsieh, Chia Jung ^a   Hsiao, Yu Ling ^a   Liu, Shwu Jiuan ^b   Chang, Chueh ^c  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Graduate Institute of Nursing   (China)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Construct validity; Exploratory factor analysis; Humor; Positive psychological measure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CREATIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMOR; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; STANDARD; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CREATIVENESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LAUGHTER; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 27744540428     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387542.91254.42     Document Type: Article

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