J Educ Res Nurs. Ahead of Print: JERN-54782 | DOI: 10.14744/jern.2025.54782

Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Gender Equality Scale in Nursing Education

Neşe Ataman Bor¹, Fırat Keskin^2
1Department of Nursing, Hakkari University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hakkari, Türkiye
²Department of English Language Teaching, Hakkari University Faculty of Foreign Languages, Hakkari, Türkiye

Background: Equality has become an increasingly prominent issue across various sectors of society, with gender inequality emerging as a key topic of discussion in nursing education. A comprehensive evaluation is essential to advancing gender parity in this field.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the validity of the Turkish version of the Gender Equality Scale in Nursing Education (GES-NE).

Methods: This methodological, descriptive, and correlational study was conducted between February 10 and April 30 with 408 senior nursing students aged 18 to 36. Data were collected via an online questionnaire, which included a Socio-Demographic Data Collection Form and the GES-NE scale. Prior to implementation, the scale underwent language adaptation, expert review, and a pilot study. The primary sample was subsequently assessed using item-total score analysis, Cronbach's alpha, and both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses.

Results: The scale consisted of four subdimensions and 23 items, accounting for 50% of the total variance. Both confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses showed that all factor loadings were above 0.30. Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that all fit indices exceeded the acceptable threshold of 0.80, with a Root Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) value of 0.080. The overall Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93, with each subdimension exceeding 0.60.

Conclusion: The Turkish version of the GES-NE scale is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring gender equality in nursing education among Turkish students.

Keywords: Gender discrimination, gender equality, gender role, nursing education, reliability, validity

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