Open AccessRelationship between self-efficacy beliefs and achievement motivation in student nurses
Author(s) -
Ze-Ju Zhang,
Chuanlin Zhang,
Zhang Xiangeng,
Xiangmin Liu,
Zhang Hui,
Wang Jing,
Shuang Liu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese nursing research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2468-6972
pISSN - 2095-7718
DOI - 10.1016/j.cnre.2015.06.001
Subject(s) - self efficacy , need for achievement , scale (ratio) , psychology , residence , clinical psychology , medicine , nursing , social psychology , demography , geography , cartography , sociology
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate general self-efficacy levels and to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and achievement motivation in student nurses in China.MethodsA total of 716 student nurses were enrolled in this study from 7 hospitals in western China. Data were collected using three scales: General Data Scale, Self-Efficacy Scale (SES) and Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS). There were 566 valid questionnaires.ResultsThe mean general self-efficacy scores of the student nurses were low. There was a significantly positive relationship between self-efficacy and achievement motivation (r = 0.432, p = 0.000).ConclusionsOur findings suggested that self-efficacy was related to age and educational levels, rather than gender and place of residence. Nursing managers should take measures to develop the self-efficacy of student nurses; when self-efficacy is developed, the achievement motivation may then be improved. Achievement motivation may also be improved through the improvement of self-efficacy