title: The nurses' self-concept instrument (NSCI): a comparison of domestic and international student nurses' professional self-concepts from a large Australian University.
abstract: Professional self-concept is a critical driver of job satisfaction. In Australia, as international nursing enrolments rise, nursing is increasingly characterised by a professional body of international nurses who may differ from domestic Australian nurses in their nursing self-concept. At present, little is known about the extent to which domestic and international students nurses' self-concepts may differ. The present study aimed to elucidate and contrast domestic and international nursing students' self-concepts from one large Australian university. A total of 253 domestic (n=218) and international (n=35) undergraduate nursing students from a large public university in Sydney, Australia completed the Nurses' Self-Concept Instrument (NSCI). Multiple-Indicator-Multiple-Indicator-Cause (MIMIC) modelling was used to assess the effects of student group (domestic and international) on the latent self-concept factors of the NSCI. Domestic and international students' professional self-concepts were similarly high. MIMIC modelling demonstrated that domestic students had a higher patient care self-concept in comparison to international students. Results imply that it may be useful for Australian universities to foster strategies that enhance specific domains of self-concepts (e.g., care) which may be underdeveloped for at least some cultural groups within the international nursing student population compared with domestic nursing students.
authors: Educational Excellence and Equity (E3) Research Program, Centre for Educational Research, University of Western Sydney, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2751, Australia. L.Angel@uws.edu.au
authors: Elizabeth
authors: E
authors: Angel
authors: Rhonda
authors: R
authors: Craven
authors: Nida
authors: N
authors: Denson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D038622:Internationality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009390:Nepal / Q000208:ethnology; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D010679:Philippines / Q000208:ethnology; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D012649:Self Concept; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000208:ethnology