Determinants of Nurses' Attitudes toward the Care of Patients with Alcohol Problems

Table 2

Internal consistency of individual subscales in original format and following optimisation.

Scale	Subscale	Cronbach’s alpha
		All subscales	Optimised subscales
Marcus	(1) Emotional difficulties	.553
	(2) Loss of control	.143
	(3) Prognosis for recovery	.642	0.727
	(4) The alcoholic as a steady drinker	.349
	(5) Alcoholism and character defect	.836	0.836
	(6) Social status of the alcoholic	.730	0.730
	(7) Alcoholism as an illness	.709	0.684 a
	(8) Harmless voluntary indulgence	.355
	(9) Addiction liability	.267
Seaman-Mannello	Q. Case disposition	.417
	R. Personal/professional satisfaction	.682	0.693 a
	S. Inclination to identify	.585	0.691 a
	T. Perception of personal characteristics	.566
	U. Personal attitudes toward drinking	.671	0.775
SAAPPQ	(1) Motivation	.426
	(2) Work satisfaction	.725	0.725
	(3) Role adequacy	.848	0.848
	(4) Role legitimacy	.818	0.818
	(5) Task-specific self-esteem	.760	0.760

aClose to  .7, these subscales were included in order to capture a wide selection of attitudes.