TY - JOUR
T1 - The Validity and Reliability of Professional Self-Concept in Nursing in Accelerated Bachelor's and Master's Nursing Students
AU - McCoy, Thomas P.
AU - Hoffart, Nancy
AU - Lewallen, Lynne P.
AU - Thorpe, Shemeka
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2020 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Background and Purpose: Accelerated bachelor's and master's nursing students supported through the New Careers in Nursing program were surveyed (n = 3,506) using subscales from Arthur's Professional Self-Concept in Nursing Instrument (PSCNI). Reliability and validity of the instrument was assessed. Methods: Factor analysis using a random split-half design were conducted and differences investigated based on characteristics. Results: Four factors were revealed: leadership (α =.85), skill (α =.89), career positivity (α =.72), and career negativity (α =.72), with acceptable confirmatory fit. Gender and race/ethnicity differences were found in self-perceived leadership and skill and in career positivity by race/ethnicity. Accelerated bachelor's and master's students were different on skill and career positivity. Conclusions: Self-perceived leadership, skill, career positivity, and career negativity are distinct PSCNI concepts.
AB - Background and Purpose: Accelerated bachelor's and master's nursing students supported through the New Careers in Nursing program were surveyed (n = 3,506) using subscales from Arthur's Professional Self-Concept in Nursing Instrument (PSCNI). Reliability and validity of the instrument was assessed. Methods: Factor analysis using a random split-half design were conducted and differences investigated based on characteristics. Results: Four factors were revealed: leadership (α =.85), skill (α =.89), career positivity (α =.72), and career negativity (α =.72), with acceptable confirmatory fit. Gender and race/ethnicity differences were found in self-perceived leadership and skill and in career positivity by race/ethnicity. Accelerated bachelor's and master's students were different on skill and career positivity. Conclusions: Self-perceived leadership, skill, career positivity, and career negativity are distinct PSCNI concepts.
KW - New Careers in Nursing
KW - professional self-concept in nursing
KW - psychometric
KW - reliability
KW - validity
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U2 - 10.1891/JNM-D-18-00107
DO - 10.1891/JNM-D-18-00107
M3 - Article
C2 - 32430356
AN - SCOPUS:85089669166
SN - 1061-3749
VL - 28
SP - 382
EP - 403
JO - Journal of Nursing Measurement
JF - Journal of Nursing Measurement
IS - 2
ER -