Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire (NSCQ) for Portuguese nursing students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The professional self-concept of nursing students significantly influences their attitude and identity within the profession, ultimately impacting their mental health and overall well-being. Recent evidence underscores the importance of assessing students' professional self-concept to prevent adverse outcomes such as burnout and stress. Since there are currently no validated instruments available in Portugal for this purpose, our objective was to translate, adapt, and validate the Nurse Self-Concept Questionnaire (NSCQ) with nursing students in Portugal.

Methods

A two-phase research study with a non-probabilistic sample of 216 undergraduate nursing students, using the Qualtrics^XM electronic platform for data collection. An exploratory factor analysis wa

SUBMITTER: Almeida IF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11191236 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature