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Table 2 Convergent validity, discriminant validity, and reliability indices of NSPCSS

From: Development and psychometric testing of nursing students’ perceptions of clinical stressors scale: an instrument design study

Index Factor

AVE

MSV

MaxR(H)

CR

Alpha

AIC

Omega

Instructors Limited Clinical Competence

.719

.453

.942

.931

.938

.718

.939

Inappropriate Clinical Environment

.347

.483

.812

.809

.824

.319

.826

Inadequate Knowledge and Skills

.752

.094

.944

.900

.894

.743

.900

Inefficient Clinical Education Planning

.552

.561

.839

.830

.814

.523

.820

Instructor’s Inappropriate Conduct

.366

.561

.779

.775

.774

.364

.776

Concerns over the Characteristics of Nursing

.748

.301

.750

.748

.746

.496

.748

  1. AVE Average Variance Extracted, MSV Maximum Shared Squared Variance, CR Composite reliability, Alpha Cronbach’s alpha, AIC Average Inter-item Correlation, Omega McDonald’s omega coefficient