logo
Volume 4, Issue 3 (2015)                   J Police Med 2015, 4(3) | Back to browse issues page


XML Persian Abstract Print


Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:

Mohammadi M, Dowran B, Rabiei M, Salimi S H. Construction and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring the Nonviolent Communication. J Police Med 2015; 4 (3)
URL: http://jpmed.ir/article-1-373-en.html
1- PhD Candidate, Military Psychology, Department of Psychology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Professor, Exercise Physiology Research Center, Department of Clinical Psychology, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
English Extended Abstract:   (4300 Views)

Background: This descriptive survey research aims to develop the Nonviolent Communication Questionnaire (NVCQ) Materials and Methods: The subscales' items of NVC including Observation, Feelings, Needs, Demands and Empathy were validated. All items were evaluated and established by psychologist. The first draft of the questionnaire was conducted on 80 individuals and the data were analyzed. Items with less than 30% load were excluded. Then, the questionnaire was conducted on 500 Police Special Force Officers. In order to verify the construct validity, two questionnaires comprising the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Communication Skills (CSQ) were conducted along with the research questionnaire Results: The first draft of the questionnaire has conducted on 80 individuals and Items with less than 30% load were excluded from the questionnaire and the results confirmed the scale validation (Cronbach's alpha = 0.94). Then, the questionnaire was conducted on 500 Police Special Force Officers (Cronbach's alpha = 0.95). The results showed significant and negative correlation between the NVCQ (the researcher-made questionnaire) and the BDI (P = 0.01) and significant and positive correlation between the NVCQ and the CSQ (P = 0.01). Conclusion: The results show that the researcher-made questionnaire is a valid and reliable questionnaire to measure NVC.

Full-Text [PDF 699 kb]   (1157 Downloads)    
Article Type: Descriptive & Survey |
Received: 2015/05/10 | Accepted: 2015/07/25 | Published: 2015/10/7

Add your comments about this article : Your username or Email:
CAPTCHA

Rights and permissions
Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.