title: Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale for use with Brazilian nursing students.
abstract: to cross-culturally adapt and validate the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale (NSSS) for use with nursing students in the Brazilian context.
  
  
  
  this was a quantitative exploratory and descriptive study using a cross-sectional design conducted with 123 undergraduate nursing students studying at a public university in the south of Brazil. The cross-cultural adaptation was performed according to international guidelines. Validation for use in a Brazilian context was performed using factor analysis and Cronbach's alpha.
  
  
  
  based on the expert committee assessment and pre-test, face and content validity were considered satisfactory. Factor analysis resulted in three constructs: curriculum and teaching; professional social interaction, and learning environment. The internal consistency of the instrument was satisfactory: the value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.93 for the instrument as a whole, and between 0.88 and 0.89 for the constructs.
  
  
  
  the Brazilian version of the Nursing Student Satisfaction Scale was shown to be reliable and validated for the evaluation of student satisfaction with undergraduate nursing programs, considering the aspects teaching activities, curriculum, professional social interaction, and learning environment.
authors: Doctoral Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Carolina Domingues
authors: CD
authors: Hirsch
authors: Professor, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Edison Luiz Devos
authors: EL
authors: Barlem
authors: Professor, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Jamila Geri Tomaschewski
authors: JG
authors: Barlem
authors: Professor, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors: Graziele de Lima
authors: Gde L
authors: Dalmolin
authors: Master's Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Liliane Alves
authors: LA
authors: Pereira
authors: Master's Student, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
authors: Amanda Guimarães
authors: AG
authors: Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D057566:Self Report; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult