Construction and validation of attitude scale towards restraint of mental illness patients

Štilinović, Marija. (2015). Construction and validation of attitude scale towards restraint of mental illness patients. Diploma Thesis. Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu, Department of Psychology. [mentor Ivanec, Dragutin].

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Abstract

The goal of the study was to develop and validate the scale of attitudes towards the use of mechanic restraint of mental illness patients in psychiatric institutions. The scale was developed in two phases. In the first phase we selected 53 statements that encompassed the general attitude towards the use of restraint, and could further indicate two general dimensions of the attitude toward restraint, restraint as a treatment and emotional consequences of restraint. The first version of the scale was tested on the sample of 274 students. Based on the psychometric analysis of the items, 35 items were selected and further subjected to factor analysis. Based on the results of that analysis 20 items were selected for the final version of the scale. In the final stage, that scale was applied to new groups of participants (N = 538), whose results were the basis for the final evaluation. The results showed that the scale can be described with two assumed dimensions of attitude: a) restraint as a treatment and b) emotional consequences of restraint. The scale is highly reliable (on both dimensions), simple to use and easily understood by different target populations, including psychiatric patients. Results on the scale differentiate well between target groups, which supports its criterion validity.

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