Analysis of the psychometric properties of the Nursing Stress Scale (NSS) in a Spanish sample

Abstract

NSS by Gray-Toft and Anderson (1981) specifically assesses the stress experienced by nurses. It consists of 34 items that are divided into 7 subscales. The sample consists of 180 nurses. After confirming a high reliability, a CFA confirmed a seven-factor structure. Evidence of the convergent and divergent validity of the seven subscales was provided by the variable job satisfaction. Engagement was not related to two subscales. Discriminant validity (age) showed that the correlations were significant except for "lack of staff support". It is important to have valid and reliable instruments that provide a good evaluation of that variable in a Spanish sample.