Abstract

Background: The objective of this study (registered under number 2020 006) was to assess the internal consistency of the revised Mental Health Professional Culture Inventory (MHPCI) scale, which comprises 15 items, among mental health service workers in Romania.

Methods: To examine the psychometric properties of the MHPCI questionnaire within the Romanian population, we employed two main methods: The partial credit model (PCM) and Exploratory factor analysis (EFA).

Results: A total of 94 individuals were interviewed, and among them, 71 provided complete responses to the questionnaire. All 15 items demonstrate a strong fit with the PCM, as indicated by mean-square (MSQ) outfit and MSQ infit values falling within the range of 0.5 to 1.5. But items 3 and 11 exhibit MSQ values greater than 1.5, suggesting that it may be challenging to predict individuals’ responses to these items. The KMO index stands at 0.7, surpassing the recommended threshold of 0.6, signifying an acceptable level of suitability. Nevertheless, only 59.3% of the total variance is accounted for by the first four factors, and these factors do not align with the dimensions identified in the original article.

Conclusion: The internal structure of the Romanian version of the MHPCI demonstrates satisfactory psychometric properties. These properties will need to be further validated through additional studies conducted in diverse socio-cultural contexts.

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Title
Internal consistency of the Mental Health Professional Culture Inventory: A pilot study in Romanian population
Author
Denis, Frédéric 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Kane, Hélène 1 ; Baumgart, Jade Gourret 1 ; Rusch, Emmanuel 1 ; Deloyer, Jocelyn 2 ; Fuenzalida, Claudio 3 ; Kelemen, Gabriela 4 ; Gavrila-Ardelean, Mihaela 4 ; Krzystanek, Marek 5 ; Marazziti, Donatella 6 ; Moraitou, Margarita 7 ; Reunanen, Merja 8 ; Shyhrete, Rexhaj 9 ; Wissam El Hage 10 ; Thome, Johannes 11 ; Verwaest, Wim 12 ; Rude, Nathalie 13 ; Laruppe, Charline 13 ; Fond-Harmant, Laurence 14 

1  EA 75-05 Laboratory of Education, Ethics, Health, Faculty of Medicine, François Rabelais University, 1 avenue de la république, Boulevard Tonnellé, Chambray-lès-Tours, 37170, Tours, France 
2  St-Martin Neuro Psychiatric Center, Namur, Belgium 
3  Intrafamily Therapy Center, Elche, Spain 
4  Faculty of Education Sciences, Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Arad, Romania 
5  Clinic of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 
6  Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; Saint Camillus International, UniCamillus, University of Health Sciences and Medicine, Rome, Italy 
7  Social and Educational Support Center, Kepsipi, Korydallos, Greece 
8  Step-Education, Pieksämäki, Finland 
9  School of Nursing Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland 
10  CHRU de Tours, UMR 1253, iBrain, Université de Tours, Inserm, EE 1901 Qualipsy, 37000, Tours, France 
11  Psychiatry Department, Rostock University, Rostock, Germany 
12  Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital Center of Luxembourg, Ettelbruck, Luxembourg 
13  Laboratoire de Recherches Intégratives en Neurosciences et Psychologie Cognitive, UFR Santé, Université de Franche-Comté, LINC, F-25000, Besançon, France 
14  Agency for Europe-Africa Scientific Cooperation, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; EA 3412 Education and Healthcare Practices Laboratories, Sorbonne Paris Nord University, Paris, France 
Publication year
2024
Publication date
2024
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
20813856
e-ISSN
20816936
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/tnsci-2022-0350
ProQuest document ID
3141015385
Copyright
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