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  • Factor structure of the Communicator Styles Measure (CSM) when used with undergraduate health science students

    Author(s)
    Brown, Ted
    Boyle, Malcolm
    Williams, Brett
    Molloy, Andrew
    McKenna, Lisa
    Palermo, Claire
    Molloy, Liz
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Boyle, Malcolm
    Year published
    2013
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    Abstract
    Background:  It is important for educators to consider the communication skills of students enrolled in health science programmes. To date, research into this area is limited, and having measures that are valid and reliable would assist educators and researchers to complete high-quality investigations. Purpose:  The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of Communicator Styles Measure. Method:  Data from the Communicator Styles Measure completed by 860 undergraduate health science students enrolled in eight different courses at an Australian university (response rate of 59%) were analysed using ...
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    Background:  It is important for educators to consider the communication skills of students enrolled in health science programmes. To date, research into this area is limited, and having measures that are valid and reliable would assist educators and researchers to complete high-quality investigations. Purpose:  The purpose of this study was to investigate the factor structure of Communicator Styles Measure. Method:  Data from the Communicator Styles Measure completed by 860 undergraduate health science students enrolled in eight different courses at an Australian university (response rate of 59%) were analysed using principal component analysis with varimax rotation and a cluster analysis using elementary linkage analysis. The Communicator Styles Measure is a self-report scale consisting of 40 items designed to assess ten communication styles and one’s perception of his/her ability to communicate. Results:  Communicator Styles Measure items loaded onto five new viable factors labelled personable, energetic, confident, open and confronting. Six items of the original 40 from the Communicator Styles Measure did not load onto any factor and were therefore considered redundant. Conclusion:  The original factor structure proposed by the Communicator Styles Measure’s author was not supported, which calls into question its construct validity. However, the five new factors identified in this study may be useful for researchers and educators when assessing the communication skills of students and practitioners. Further investigation into the construct validity and reliability of the five new Communicator Styles Measure factors is recommended.
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    Journal Title
    Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
    Volume
    27
    Issue
    2
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01048.x
    Subject
    Nursing not elsewhere classified
    Nursing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/172734
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