Psychometric Properties of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale–Arabic Version in Saudi Nursing Students

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the psychometric properties of an Arabic version of the Spiritual Care-Giving Scale (SCGS) in a sample of Saudi nursing students. Method: A convenience sample of 202 Saudi nursing students was included in this descriptive cross-sectional study. The 35-item Arabic version of the SCGS (SCGS-A) was tested for internal consistency, stability reliability, content validity, and construct validity. Findings: The SCGS-A manifested acceptable internal consistency and stability reliability with computed Cronbach’s alpha ranges from.84 to.94, and an intraclass correlation coefficient of.97. The item-level content validity index ranged from.83 to 1, and the scale-level content validity index (average) was.98. The principal component analysis revealed five dominant components with eigenvalues greater than 1, and a cumulative contribution rate of 62.0%. The five factors were moderately to strongly correlated (r =.29-.56; p