Development of Electric Vehicle Accidents Attitude Scale in Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Dimensions: A Reliability and Validity Study

Abstract

Background/ Objective: The knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of healthcare professionals are directly related to mortality and morbidity due to road traffic crashes. It has become important to investigate the causes of various injuries in electric vehicle accidents. These issues are indirectly the responsibility of forensic medicine. This study aimed to develop an Electric Vehicle Accidents Attitude Scale (EVAAS) regarding cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions to determine the attitudes of healthcare professionals toward electric vehicle accidents. Materials and Methods: The sample group of the study consisted of 386 physicians and other health professionals, working in the emergency services and 112 units (emergency health services in Türkiye) of hospitals in Türkiye. The Delphi technique was performed in the development of EVAAS, and validity/reliability analyses were conducted after a focus group study and a pilot application. Results: The 26-item EVAAS scale was grouped into three-dimensional factors (cognitive, affective, and behavioral), which explained 65.257% of the total variance. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for EVAAS was 0.859, retest reliability was 0.781, and the test-retest reliability was calculated as 0.766. Conclusion: A valid and reliable EVAAS scale consisting of 26 items in three dimensions (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) was developed in the study. © 2024, Selcuk University. All rights reserved.