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The Stress Recognition subscale of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is not a valid measure of safety climate. Further research is needed to understand its distinct meaning in healthcare settings.

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Patient safety

Background:

Previous analyses of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) Stress Recognition subscale yielded ambiguous results.
Suspected construct validity issues prompted an investigation using existing data and published correlation matrices.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the construct validity of the Stress Recognition subscale within the SAQ.
To determine if Stress Recognition aligns with the broader safety climate construct.

Main Methods:

Replicated and compared correlation matrices from two prior studies (Speroff and Taylor).
Employed Common Factor Analysis using SAS Proc Factor with PRIORS=SMC.
Utilized Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to evaluate model fit.

Main Results:

Correlation matrices from both studies were highly similar.
Subscales like Teamwork and Safety Climate showed strong correlations (0.53-0.76).
Stress Recognition demonstrated very low correlations (-0.15 to 0.03) and unique variance (96.4-100.0%), confirmed by CFA.

Conclusions:

The Stress Recognition subscale lacks construct validity within the SAQ's safety climate framework.
Recommend omitting Stress Recognition from overall safety climate scores.
Advocate for characterizing Stress Recognition as a distinct organizational construct for accurate interpretation and intervention development.