title: Construct validation of the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool.
abstract: The study was designed to further validate the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Tool (TSET) by identifying: (a) the presence and growth in transcultural self-efficacy (TSE) perceptions over time, and (b) select demographic variables influencing differences in TSE percepts among student groups. The TSET was administered to 566 culturally diverse students enrolled as first-semester (novice) students or fourth-semester (advanced) students in undergraduate nursing programs. The results supported the conclusion that TSE is a dynamic construct that changes over time and is influenced by previous health care experience and education. This was evidenced in the different ratings of self-perceptions between novice and advanced students on the three TSET subscales: cognitive, practical, and affective. Gender, age, ethnicity, and income were not significant predictors on any of the subscales. The results supported a change in the expected direction on several scores, thus providing an estimate of construct validity. Implications for further research and applications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, The City University of New York College of Staten Island, 10314, USA.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jeffreys
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Smodlaka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009511:New England; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data