PMID- 35849369
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20240216
IS  - 1942-969X (Electronic)
IS  - 1942-969X (Linking)
DP  - 2022 Jul 18
TI  - A new measure of feeling safe: Developing psychometric properties of the 
      Neuroception of Psychological Safety Scale (NPSS).
LID - 10.1037/tra0001313 [doi]
AB  - [Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported online in 
      Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy on Sep 15 2022 (see 
      record 2023-01894-001). In the original article, the first name of Jacek Kolacz 
      was misspelled as "Jakec" in the author byline and twice in the acknowledgments. 
      In addition, the affiliations of Jacek Kolacz and Stephen W. Porges were 
      incorrect. All versions of this article have been corrected.] Objective: 
      Psychological safety is increasingly recognized as central to mental health, 
      wellbeing and posttraumatic growth. To date, there is no psychometrically 
      supported measure of psychological safety combining psychological, physiological 
      and social components. The current research aimed to develop and establish the 
      neuroception of psychological safety scale (NPSS), informed by Polyvagal Theory. 
      METHOD: The study comprised of 3 stages: (a) item generation, (b) item reduction, 
      and (c) assessment of factor structure and internal consistency. Exploratory and 
      confirmatory factor analysis was conducted from 2 samples who completed a survey 
      online (exploratory n = 342, confirmatory n = 455). RESULTS: Initially, 107 items 
      were generated. Item reduction and exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 
      29-item NPSS with subscales of compassion, social engagement and body sensations. 
      The NPSS was found to have a consistent factor structure and internal 
      consistency. CONCLUSION: The NPSS is a novel measure of psychological safety 
      which can be used across a range of health and social care settings. This 
      research provides a platform for further work to support and enhance 
      understandings of the science of safety through the measurement of psychological, 
      relational and physiological components of safety. The NPSS will help shape new 
      approaches to evaluating trauma treatments, relational issues and mental health 
      concerns. Research to establish the convergent, discriminant and concurrent 
      validity of the NPSS and to explore its use with diverse community and clinical 
      populations is underway. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights 
      reserved).
FAU - Morton, Liza
AU  - Morton L
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5560-7561
AD  - School of Psychological Sciences and Health.
FAU - Cogan, Nicola
AU  - Cogan N
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0861-5133
AD  - School of Psychological Sciences and Health.
FAU - Kolacz, Jacek
AU  - Kolacz J
AD  - Socioneural Physiology Lab.
FAU - Calderwood, Calum
AU  - Calderwood C
AD  - School of Psychological Sciences and Health.
FAU - Nikolic, Marek
AU  - Nikolic M
AD  - School of Psychological Sciences and Health.
FAU - Bacon, Thomas
AU  - Bacon T
AD  - Department of Psychology.
FAU - Pathe, Emily
AU  - Pathe E
AD  - Department of Psychology.
FAU - Williams, Damien
AU  - Williams D
AD  - School of Psychological Sciences and Health.
FAU - Porges, Stephen W
AU  - Porges SW
AD  - Socioneural Physiology Lab.
LA  - eng
GR  - Dillon Fund/
GR  - United States Association for Body Psychotherapy (USABP)/
GR  - Chaja Foundation/
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20220718
PL  - United States
TA  - Psychol Trauma
JT  - Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy
JID - 101495376
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2022/07/19 06:00
MHDA- 2022/07/19 06:00
CRDT- 2022/07/18 11:33
PHST- 2022/07/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/07/19 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2022/07/18 11:33 [entrez]
AID - 2022-82545-001 [pii]
AID - 10.1037/tra0001313 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Psychol Trauma. 2022 Jul 18. doi: 10.1037/tra0001313.