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Table 1 Results of item analysis based on a pilot study on 50 nurses (pilot test)

From: Development and validation of the nurses sexual harassment scale in Iran

Exclusion criterion

< 0.3

-

80% <

≤ -3 to + 3 ≤

≤ -4 to + 4 ≤

Changes

Items

Corrected Item-Total Correlation

Cronbach’s alpha in case of item deletion

Floor Effect

Skewness

Kurtosis

1. Sending you text messages with sexual content

0.655

0.952

80%

2.261

4.407

Remained with the opinion of the research team

2. Sending or showing you vulgar photos and videos and links through social networks and email

0.562

0.953

84%

2.588

5.836

Remained with the opinion of the research team

3. Threats to publish photos, videos, and private chats if there is no sexual willingness

0.251

0.954

98%

7.071

50

Remained

4. Asking you to send a nude photo of a part your body

0.386

0.954

92%

3.96

16.477

Remained

5. Sending you a nude photo of their body

0.451

0.953

96%

6.21

40.203

Remained

6. Expressing of affection and romantic words to attract sexual willingness.

0.803

0.951

92%

1.194

0.236

Remained with the opinion of the research team

7. Good behavior to attract sexual willingness.

0.802

0.950

60%

1.062

0.198

Remained

8. False promise of marriage to attract sexual willingness

0.733

0.951

78%

2.427

5.565

Remained with the opinion of the research team

9. Forced to establish an unusual relationship to maintain working conditions.

0.494

0.953

92%

2.468

5.162

Remained with the opinion of the research team

10. A tempting financial or professional offer in exchange for sexual willingness

0.638

0.953

90%

3.450

12.378

Remained

11. Sexually teasing and dirty jokes.

0.848

0.950

54%

1.027

-0.87

Remained

12. Deliberate interpretation of your normal words into sexually charged words (verbs like “do” and words like “thing”…)

0.810

0.950

58%

1.464

1.514

Remained

13. Insisting to have your contact number

0.791

0.951

56%

1.288

0.680

Remained

14. Giving you a contact number, with the intention of establishing an informal friendship

0.795

0.951

58%

1.609

2.392

Remained

15. Insist on meeting outside of work

0.755

0.951

56%

0.981

-0.282

Remained

16. Suggesting a temporary marriage to satisfy lust and have sex.

0.285

0.954

94%

3.821

13.124

Remained

17. Expressing unusual admiration of your style and appearance

0.830

0.950

66%

1.194

-0.017

Remained

18. Expressing unusual admiration of your body.

0.823

0.950

62%

1.293

0.278

Remained

19. Talking openly about sexual matters.

0.737

0.951

60%

1.168

0.365

Remained

20. Telling stories with sexual content.

0.499

0.953

74%

1.727

1.886

Remained

21. Addressing you with sexual insults

0.266

0.955

84%

3.164

10.365

Remained

22. Lustful stares

0.800

0.951

36%

0.599

-0.830

Remained

23. Exposing their sexual organs

0.144

0.954

94%

3.821

13.124

Removed

24. Touching their sexual organs in front of you

0.235

0.955

88%

3.717

14.065

Remained

25. Showing sexual symbols (for example, showing some sexual acts with hands)

0.642

0.952

82%

2.983

10.053

Remained with the opinion of the research team

26. Sending air kisses from a distance

0.506

0.953

76%

1.805

2.514

Remained

27. Winking

0.791

0.951

50%

0.691

-0.798

Remained

28. Touching your body

0.483

0.953

78%

1.858

2.082

Remained

29. Intentional jostling.

0.830

0.950

60%

0.943

-0.546

Remained

30. Kissing

-0.056

0.955

98%

7.071

50

Removed

31. Hugging

-

-

100%

-

-

Removed

32. Standing too close to you in an unusual way

0.823

0.950

46%

1.063

0.274

Remained

33. Making a contact of their sexual organs with your body.

0.494

0.953

86%

2.721

7.353

Remained with the opinion of the research team

34. Touching your sexual organs

0.384

0.954

94%

3.821

13.124

Remained

35. Forcing you to touch their sexual organs.

-

-

100%

-

-

Removed

36. Removing your clothes (headcover, uniform,…) by force.

-

-

100%

-

-

Removed

37. Raping.

-

-

100%

-

-

Removed