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The Psychometric Properties of Translating Self-Efficacy Belief: Perspectives From Chinese Learners of Translation

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: Understanding learners' translating self-efficacy belief helps predict their ability to cope and translation performance during their career. Despite this connection, the assessment of self-efficacy during learning has been largely overlooked in translation research. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate an instrument to examine belief in self-efficacy in a sample of Chinese translation learners. Scale items were collected and refined based on an expert-panel consensus opinion. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis across two independent samples (Sample I = 193 and Sample II = 247) revealed and validated a three-dimensional structure: efficacy in internal competence, efficacy in psycho-physical competence, and efficacy in external competence. These findings provide supporting evidence for scale applications in educating translators.

Source: Frontiers in Psychology

DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642566

Authors: Yanxia Yang, Xinyu Cao, Xing Huo

Institutions: Nanjing Agricultural University, Southeast University, Hunan University

Language: English

Topic: Translation Studies and Practices

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,950