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Development and initial validation of a theory of planned behaviour questionnaire to assess the nursing students' Intention to be self‐employed
Author(s) -
Bulfone Giampiera,
Vellone Ercole,
Maurici Massimo,
Macale Loreana,
Palese Alvisa,
Alvaro Rosaria
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12988
Subject(s) - theory of planned behavior , scale (ratio) , nursing management , discriminant validity , face validity , reliability (semiconductor) , autonomy , construct validity , nursing , psychology , curriculum , construct (python library) , content validity , validity , test (biology) , control (management) , psychometrics , medicine , clinical psychology , pedagogy , computer science , artificial intelligence , power (physics) , paleontology , physics , quantum mechanics , political science , law , internal consistency , biology , programming language
Background Self‐employment represents a new work opportunity for new nursing graduates; however, little is known about nursing students’ Intention to meet this new demand from the labour market. Aims To develop a theory‐driven questionnaire to assess students’ Intentions for self‐employment and psychometrically test this scale. Method A cross‐sectional study was conducted investigating 344 nursing students in their final year in an Italian university. The content, face, construct, convergent and discriminant validity, and reliability were evaluated. We also tested the theory of planned behaviour. Results The Planned Self‐Employment Scale demonstrated satisfactory validity and good reliability. A moderate Intention to be self‐employed emerged among nurses (3.6 ± 1.5 out of 7). This level of Intention was predicted by the Attitudes and Perceived Behaviour Control dimensions. Conclusion The Planned Self‐Employment Scale exhibited good validity and reliability and can thus be used with nursing students. Implications for Nursing Management Educators need to design a curriculum to improve students’ decision‐making and autonomy. At the central level, there is a need to produce guidelines that offer guidance to both nurses and patients, as well as the system as a whole with regard to this new form of nursing service.