Correlation among academic self-efficacy, professional identity, and professional attitude of higher vocational nursing students†
Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Apr 30, 2021
Page range: 43 - 47
Received: Jul 12, 2020
Accepted: Sep 17, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2021-0005
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Objective
To analyze the influence of professional identity and academic efficacy on the professional attitude of higher vocational nursing students.
Methods
A total of 656 higher vocational nursing students were investigated with general information questionnaire, academic self-efficacy scale, professional identity scale, and professional attitude scale of nursing students.
Results
The score of professional attitude of higher vocational nursing students was (106.34 ± 9.86), which is found to be in the upper middle level. The professional attitude of higher vocational nursing students is positively correlated with academic self-efficacy (
Conclusions
Academic self-efficacy and professional identity are important predictors of professional attitude. Learning behavior self-efficacy, professional cognition, professional will, and professional values have a significant impact on the establishment of positive professional attitude.