EMPATHIC LEADERSHIP SCALE IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS: DEVELOPMENT, VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY

Öz

The research aims to develop a measurement tool regarding the perception of “Empathic Leadership in Healthcare Workers”. The limited number of measurement tools measuring Empathic Leadership in Turkish literature emphasizes the importance of the study. The universe of the study consists of a total of 300 healthcare personnel working in a private hospital in Istanbul. The sample of the study consists of administrative/medical personnel in the relevant hospital. Analyses were conducted based on the data consisting of 204 surveys. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 24.0 and AMOS 24 package programs. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted to determine the factor structure of the scale. Factor loadings were found to be between 0.744-0.956 in the analysis. Cronbach alpha value was used to test the reliability of the scale and was determined to be 0.984. It was determined that they were well-adapted to the fit statistics in the 17-item one-dimensional structure. In the study, the "Empathic Leadership Scale in Healthcare Workers" consisting of a single dimension and 17 items, which allows employees to determine their empathic leadership perceptions, was developed and it was concluded that it was valid and reliable.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Empathy
• Leadership
• Health
• Employee

SAĞLIK ÇALIŞANLARINDA EMPATİK LİDERLİK ÖLÇEĞİ: GELİŞTİRİLMESİ, GEÇERLİLİĞİ VE GÜVENİLİRLİĞİ

Öz

Araştırma, “Sağlık Çalışanlarında Empatik Liderlik” algısına ilişkin bir ölçüm aracı geliştirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Türkçe literatürde Empatik Liderliği ölçen ölçüm aletinin sınırlı olması araştırmanın önemini vurgulamaktadır. Araştırmanın evrenini, İstanbul’da yer alan özel bir hastanede görev yapan toplam 300 sağlık personeli oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise ilgili hastanede idari/tıbbi personel oluşturmaktadır. 204 anketten oluşan veriler doğrultusunda, analizler yapılmıştır. Toplanan veriler, SPSS 24.0 ve AMOS 24 paket programları kullanılarak analizler yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin faktör yapısını belirlemek için keşifsel faktör analizi yapılmıştır. Faktör yükleri, analizde 0,744-0,956 değerleri arasında bulunmuştur. Ölçeğin güvenilirliğini test etmek için Cronbach alfa değerinden faydalanılmış ve 0,984 olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ulaşılan 17 maddelik tek boyutlu yapıda, uyum istatistiklerine iyi uyum sağladıkları tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada, çalışanların empatik liderlik algılarının tespit edilmesini sağlayan tek boyut ve 17 maddeden oluşan “Sağlık Çalışanlarında Empatik Liderlik Ölçeği” geliştirilmiş, geçerli ve güvenilir olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Empati
• Liderlik
• Sağlık
• Personel

Etik Beyan

Çalışma için etik kuruldan (İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi Fen ve Tıbbi Müdahale Gerektirmeyen Sağlık Bilimleri Araştırmaları, tarih: 15.10. 2024; no: 2024-10-1340l) onay alınmıştır. Araştırmaya gönüllük esasına dayanarak katılmayı kabul edenler çalışmaya dâhil edilmiştir.

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