Effect of Attribution Disposition and Self-Efficacy on Clinical Practice Competence of Nursing Student
Year: 2015
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of attribution disposition and self-efficacy on clinical practice competence of nursing students. Methods: A descriptive survey design was used. Participants were 214 nursing students who were collected using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed by frequencies, t-tests, ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficients and multiple stepwise regression via spss win 21.0. Results: The total mean score for attribution disposition was $3.73{\pm}0.46$ , self-efficacy was $3.20{\pm}0.42$ , and clinical competence was $3.44{\pm}0.47$ . Clinical competence is significantly and positively correlated with attribution disposition (r=.179, p=009) and self-efficacy (r=.379, p<.001). In a multivariate approach, predictors included explained 33.5% of variance in clinical competence. Significant predictors of clinical competence were attribution disposition ( ${\beta}=.245$ , p<.001), self-efficacy ( ${\beta}=.380$ , p<.001), and satisfaction with the nursing ( ${\beta}=.246$ , p<.001). Conclusion: Development of an effective intervention program is needed to improve nursing students clinical practice competence, attribution disposition and attribution disposition of nursing students.
Authors: Su Ol Kim, So Myeong Kim
Language: English
Subfield: Leadership and Management
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2398041171