title: Self-confidence, gender and academic achievement of undergraduate nursing students.
abstract: The aim of this study was to determine the self-confidence levels of nursing students and the factors related to such self-confidence. Data were obtained via a questionnaire for socio-demographic characteristics and a 'Self-Confidence Scale' prepared by the researchers. High self-confidence levels were noted in 78.6% of female students and 92.3% of male students. While 84.5% of second-year students had high self-confidence levels, this rate was 76% in fourth-year students. Female nursing students were significantly less self-confident than male students. Self-confidence should be nurtured in a caring nursing curriculum; however, there is a lack of clarity as to what confidence means, how it is perceived by students and what educators can do to instil self-confidence in nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Associate Professor Research Assistant and PhD Student, Antalya School of Health, Akdeniz University Clinical Nurse, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. kkamile@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kukulu
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Korukcu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bezci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Calik
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000328:Adult; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D014421:Turkey; D055815:Young Adult