Psychometric properties of the Chinese leadership practices inventory.

There is little evidence of psychometric properties of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) when used with Taiwan's nursing faculty. The purpose of this study was to examine psychometric properties of the Chinese LPI and provide a culturally appropriate instrument for use in Taiwan's nursing. Thirteen bachelor and nine associate degree nursing programs were eligible for participation. The Chinese LPI was used to gather nursing faculty's perceptions of leadership behaviors of nursing deans and directors. A total of 369 questionnaires were returned. Psychometric examinations used content validity, internal consistency reliability, item analysis, and construct and concurrent validities. Cronbach's alpha of the Chinese LPI total scale was .96. Three factors were extracted that explained 59.5 % of the variance. Concurrent validity was supported by the Chinese Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X). Findings for the psychometric properties and cultural appropriateness of the Chinese LPI supported its potential as an instrument for measuring nursing leadership in Taiwan.