Background: The Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised Short Form (SPSI-R: S) is a well-developed self-report instrument measuring social problem solving in a shorter version. Although the psychometric qualities of the SPSI-R: SF have been studied with a range of populations, they have not yet been established for midwife populations in Indonesia.
Objectives: This study investigates factor structure and item-level psychometrics of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised: Short Form (SPSI-R:S), for midwife in Indonesia.
Methods: Participants were Indonesian midwives working in gynecology clinic at West Java, Indonesia. A convenience sample of one thousand individuals was collected using online survey techniques. The SPSI-R: SF is a 25-item self-report questionnaire with five subscales that measures functional and dysfunctional cognitive and emotional problem-solving. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted. Then, convergent validity and discriminatory validity was measured using Average Variance Extracted. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the SPSI-R: SF subscales were calculated to examine their internal consistency for the total study.
Results: The average age is 35.15 years old (standard deviation=6.14). Five factors with eigen values larger than 1 were retrieved and accounted for 59.1% of the variance in the original variables. Five factors have an appropriate average variance extracted (AVE > 50). Cronbach alpha coefficients for Bahasa versions of the SPSI-R: SF ranged from 0.722 to 0.886.
Conclusion: The SPSI-R: SF (Bahasa version) scale showed adequate internal consistency and validity. This instrument will enable us to assess functional and dysfunctional cognitive and emotional orientations towards solving life problems.
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