Table 7 Comparison of sexual harassment instruments in different studies
From: Development and validation of the nurses sexual harassment scale in Iran
Instrument | Author(s) | Year | Sample size | Cronbach’s alpha reliability | Cronbach’s alpha range | Test-retest reliability | Number of items | Number of factors | Likert spectrum | Type of factor analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | SEQ | Fitzgerald et al. | 1988 | 1,700 American students | 0.92 | 0.62–0.86 | 0.86 | 28 | 5 | 3 | Confirmatory |
2. | SEQ-W | Fitzgerald et al. | 1995 | 448 American West Coast Public Service Company workers | Not reported | 0.42–0.85 | - | 17 | 3 | 5 | Confirmatory |
3. | SEQ-DoD | Fitzgerald et al. | 1999 | 22,399 women working in the US military 5,855 men serving in the US Army | Women 0.94 Men 0.94 | Women 0.83–0.94 Men 0.78–0.96 | - | 23 | 4 | 5 | Confirmatory |
4. | SEQ-DoD-S | Stark et al. | 2002 | 22,035 women working in the US military 5,904 men serving in the US Army | Women 0.92 Men 0.91 | Women 0.83–0.92 Men 0.78–0.94 | - | 16 | 4 | 5 | Confirmatory |
5. | SES | Koss & Oross | 1985 | 448 psychology students of Kent University, Ohio, USA | Women 0.74 Men 0.89 | - | 0.93 | 10 | 1 | yes-no | Exploratory |
6. | SHI | Murdoch& Mc Goven | 1998 | 448 female soldiers of the state of Minneapolis, USA | 0.92 | 0.86–0.89 | - | 20 | 3 | yes-no | Confirmatory |
7. | SEQ-L | Cortina | 2001 | 476 Latino people in adult schools or educational centers in San Diego, Chicago, USA | 0.96 | 0.88–0.95 | - | 20 | 3 | 5 | Confirmatory |
8. | NSHS | Zeighami et al. | 2021 | 316 nurses working in hospitals in Kerman, Iran | 0.944 | 0.89–0.94 | 0.92 | 15 | 2 | 5 | Exploratory |