Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
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en
jalali
1392
10
1
gregorian
2014
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online
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Psychometric properties of the Persian version of Social Capital Questionnaire in Iran
Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Original Research
Original Research
<p> <strong>Background:</strong> The aim of this study was to investigate the psychometric properties of Social Capital Questionnaire (SCQ) developed by Onyx and Bullen (2000) among a sample of medical science students in Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran and to compare the factor analysis with findings from two previous studies in Australia and the United States.</p><p> <strong>Methods:</strong> Multistage cluster sampling was employed to recruit 293 medical science students (Male: 95/Female: 198) from 7 faculties in Tehran University of Medical Sciences. After translating SCQ into Persian applying back-translation technique and three-stage consensus panel, the questionnaires administered to the respondents and they were asked to complete them. Statistical Analysis was performed using SPSS version 16.0 for Windows.</p><p> <strong>Results:</strong> Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was conducted to evaluate factor structure of the Persian SCQ (PSCQ), which showed a moderate replicability, validity, and reliability (Cronbach alpha= .79) to those found in previous studies. Twelve factors extracted with eight values greater than 1 which altogether accounted for 76.23% of the total variance. Applying Cattell's scree test, it was indicated that between seven and eight factors extracted. The correlations between factors were detected in the low (at the lowest 0.002) to modest (at the highest 0.614) range.</p><p> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> The differences found in the factor analysis between the studies may be ascribed to the various types of populations studied. Despite the difference in populations studied, our findings support the meaningfulness of P-SCQ as an instrument that is worthy of further attention for use in social health researches, although more studies are recommended to help researchers in comparing its variety in dimensions of different communities.</p>
Social Capital, Factor Analysis, Construct Validity, Iran.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-645&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Arezoo
Yari
yariarezoorose@gmail.com
200319475328460012971
200319475328460012971
No
Kurdistan Research Center for Social Determinants of Health (KRSDH),Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj, Iran.
Haidar
Nadrian
nadrian@razi.tums.ac.ir
200319475328460012972
200319475328460012972
Yes
Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health and Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran.
Hamideh
Rashidian
hmdhrashidian@yahoo.com
200319475328460012973
200319475328460012973
No
School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Saharnaz
Nedjat
nejatsan@tums.ac.ir
200319475328460012974
200319475328460012974
No
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Health, Knowledge Utilization ResearchCenter, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Nader
Esmaeilnasab
esmailnasab@yahoo.com
200319475328460012975
200319475328460012975
No
School of Medicine, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Kurdistan, Iran.
Rajabali
Doroudi
daroudir@gmail.com
200319475328460012976
200319475328460012976
No
School of Health and Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Haydeh
Hoursan
h_hoorsan@yahoo.com
200319475328460012977
200319475328460012977
No
Department of Nursing & Midwifery, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, Iran.