Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students

J. Montayre; I. Alananzeh; K. Bail; K. Barnewall; T. Beament; S. Campbell; C. Carmody; A. Chan; F. Donnelly; J. Duff; C. Ferguson; J. Gibson; P. Harbour; C.J. Ireland; X-L Liu; P. Luyke; D. Maneze; J. McDonall; L. McTier; T. Mulquiney; J. O'Brien; L.J. Pelentsov; L.M. Ramjan; N. Reedy; G.M. Richards; M.A. Roche; B.W. Smith; J-Y Tan; K.A. Theobald; K.E. Tori; P. Wall; E. Wallis; L. Yokota; J. Zugai; Y. Salamonson

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Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students

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Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students

J. Montayre, I. Alananzeh, K. Bail, K. Barnewall, T. Beament, S. Campbell, C. Carmody, A. Chan, F. Donnelly, J. Duff, …

Contemporary Nurse, Vol.58(4), pp.253-263

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10376178.2022.2107041

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Background Misconceptions about men in nursing may influence recruitment and retention, further perpetuating the gender diversity imbalance in the nursing workforce. Identifying misconceptions and implementing early intervention strategies to address these deep-rooted stereotypes remain challenging but is considered critical to support students who are commencing a nursing career. Objective To develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the ‘Gender Misconceptions of meN in nursIng (GEMINI) Scale. Design Cross-sectional survey. Methods Pre-registration nursing students enrolled in undergraduate nursing programmes across 16 nursing institutions in Australia were surveyed from July to September 2021. The 17-item self-report GEMINI Scale measured the gender misconceptions of men in nursing. Results Of the 1410 completed surveys, data from 683 (45%) women were used for exploratory factor analysis showing a one factor structure, while data from 727 men (47%) were used for confirmatory factor analysis of the 17-item GEMINI Scale, which showed a good model fit. The scale demonstrated high internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.892). Men were found to have higher gender misconceptions (p < 0.001) while respondents who: (a) identified nursing as their first career choice (p = 0.002); (b) were in their final year of programme enrolment (p = 0.016); and (c) engaged in health-related paid work (p = 0.002) had lower gender misconceptions. Conclusion The GEMINI Scale is a robust, valid, reliable, and easy to administer tool to assess misconceptions about men in nursing, which may potentially influence academic performance and retention. Identifying and addressing specific elements of misconceptions could inform targeted strategies to support retention and decrease attrition among these students.

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Title: Development and psychometric testing of the gender misconceptions of men in nursing (GEMINI) scale among nursing students
Authors/Creators: J. Montayre (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney University
I. Alananzeh (Author/Creator) - University of Wollongong
K. Bail (Author/Creator) - University of Canberra
K. Barnewall (Author/Creator) - Griffith University
T. Beament (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
S. Campbell (Author/Creator) - University of Tasmania
C. Carmody (Author/Creator) - Griffith University
A. Chan (Author/Creator) - University of Wollongong
F. Donnelly (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University, School of Nursing
J. Duff (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
C. Ferguson (Author/Creator) - University of Wollongong
J. Gibson (Author/Creator) - University of Canberra
P. Harbour (Author/Creator) - Australian Catholic University
C.J. Ireland (Author/Creator) - University of South Australia
X-L Liu (Author/Creator) - Charles Darwin University
P. Luyke (Author/Creator) - University of Southern Queensland
D. Maneze (Author/Creator) - The University of Sydney
J. McDonall (Author/Creator) - Deakin University
L. McTier (Author/Creator) - Deakin University
T. Mulquiney (Author/Creator) - Charles Sturt University
J. O'Brien (Author/Creator) - University of Tasmania
L.J. Pelentsov (Author/Creator) - University of South Australia
L.M. Ramjan (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney University
N. Reedy (Author/Creator) - University of Southern Queensland
G.M. Richards (Author/Creator) - Edith Cowan University
M.A. Roche (Author/Creator) - University of Technology Sydney
B.W. Smith (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney University
J-Y Tan (Author/Creator) - Charles Darwin University
K.A. Theobald (Author/Creator) - Queensland University of Technology
K.E. Tori (Author/Creator) - University of Tasmania
P. Wall (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
E. Wallis (Author/Creator) - University of Canberra
L. Yokota (Author/Creator) - Australian College of Nursing
J. Zugai (Author/Creator) - University of Notre Dame
Y. Salamonson (Author/Creator) - Western Sydney University
Publication Details: Contemporary Nurse, Vol.58(4), pp.253-263
Publisher: Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Identifiers: 991005544898907891
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).
Murdoch Affiliation: School of Nursing
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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