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Table 4 Internal consistency analysis

From: Cultural awareness scale: psychometric properties and applicability in assessing cultural competence among polish nursing students

CAS domains

Item

Mean

SD

Item-rest correlation

Cronbach’s α

McDonald’s ω

Cognitive Awareness (CA)

CA_14

5.32

1.57

0.63

0.778

0.789

CA_15

5.25

1.60

0.62

CA_16

5.20

1.62

0.62

CA_17

4.95

1.65

0.43

CA_18

4.74

1.75

0.35

CA_19

4.78

1.49

0.45

CA_20

5.69

1.40

0.33

CA_21

4.80

1.57

0.42

CA_22

5.36

1.55

0.31

Behaviors/Comfort with Interactions (CI)

CI_23*

4.15

2.04

0.53

0.592

0.641

CI_24*

4.23

2.02

0.51

CI_25

5.00

1.75

0.27

CI_26*

4.43

1.89

0.49

CI_27

3.76

1.72

-0.17

CI_28*

4.87

1.85

0.39

Patient Care/Clinical Issues (CI)

CP_33

5.83

1.47

0.60

0.791

0.795

CP_34

5.75

1.47

0.66

CP_35

5.33

1.62

0.56

CP_36

5.45

1.52

0.59

General Educational Experience (GEE)

GEE1

5.08

1.65

0.72

0.898

0.905

GEE2

4.97

1.56

0.68

GEE3

4.75

1.74

0.65

GEE4

4.85

1.78

0.68

GEE5*

4.54

1.88

0.33

GEE6

5.23

1.66

0.61

GEE7

5.00

1.57

0.63

GEE8

4.95

1.61

0.68

GEE9*

4.58

1.76

0.32

GEE10

4.76

1.60

0.62

GEE11

5.21

1.49

0.71

GEE12

4.78

1.47

0.66

GEE13

4.65

1.56

0.63

Research Issues (RI)

RI_29

4.66

1.43

0.61

0.815

0.817

RI_30

4.19

1.52

0.59

RI_31

4.67

1.44

0.67

RI_32

4.49

1.46

0.67

  1. * Negative items