Development of the Japanese Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire for nursing students

• Project/Area Number: 15K11488
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Chubu University
• Principal Investigator: OKUMA Miyoshi 中部大学, 看護実習センター, 助教 (20736269)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 太田 勝正 名古屋大学, 医学系研究科(保健), 教授 (60194156) ; 前田 樹海 東京有明医療大学, 看護学部, 教授 (80291574)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
• Keywords: 看護学生 / 道徳的感受性 / 尺度開発

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to develop a moral sensitivity questionnaire among nursing students. After conducting focus group interviews among nursing students and adding/revising questions, we performed exploratory factor analyses using the data obtained from the questionnaire survey. Data analyses revealed a three-factor structure similar to that of moral sensitivity questionnaires for nurses (Japanese version). Confirmatory factor analysis indicated sufficient model fitness. Supporting the validity of the reference related to students' Resilience Measurement Scale as an external criterion was supported. The coefficient Cronbach's α was found sufficiently reliable for two of the three factors but was insufficient for the factor “moral responsibility.” A follow-up survey conducted 1 year after this survey found that the score of the factor “moral strength” had increased significantly.

Research Products

• [Presentation] 改訂道徳的感受性質問紙日本語版（J-MSQ）の学生版第2版の開発－中間報告－ (2017)
  • Author(s): 滝沢美世志,太田勝正
  • Organizer: 日本看護倫理学会
  • Place of Presentation: ホルトホール大分市民ホール（大分県・大分市）
  • Year and Date: 2017-05-20
• [Presentation] Development of a Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire for Nursing Students (MSQ-ST) (2017)
  • Author(s): Takizawa Miyoshi, Ota Katumasa, Maeda Jukai
  • Organizer: The 20th The East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars（EAFONS）
  • Place of Presentation: 香港（中国）
  • Year and Date: 2017-03-09
• [Presentation] 改訂道徳的感受性質問紙日本語版（J-MSQ）の学生版第2版の開発－中間報告－ (2017)
  • Author(s): 大熊美世志、太田勝正、前田樹海
  • Organizer: 日本看護倫理学会
• [Presentation] A Second Revision of the Japanese Version of the Revised Moral Sensitivity Questionnaire for Use with Nursing Students: Surface Validity Testing Using a Focus Group Interview (2016)
  • Author(s): 滝沢美世志、太田勝正、前田樹海
  • Organizer: EAFONS
  • Place of Presentation: 幕張メッセ国際会議場（千葉県千葉市）
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-15
  • Int'l Joint Research