An Analysis of the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Perceived Problem Solving Ability Among Nursing and Midwifery Students

Abstract

A AB BS ST TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Self-efficacy and problem solving are the main concepts of nursing and midwifery education. This descriptive study was conducted to identify the students' self-efficacy levels and to examine the relationship between self-efficacy and problem-solving. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th ho od ds s: : Totally volunteer 251 nursing and midwifery students were participated to the study. Socio-demographic Data Form, the Self-efficacy Scale and the Problem Solving Inventory were used to collect the data. The data was analyzed with the SPSS 15.0 package using Mann-Whitney U, Kruscall Wallis, ANOVA and Pearson correlation tests. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The students' self-efficacy scores were found to be above mean (87.90 (± SD 12.54)) and problem solving scores were below mean (91.51 (± SD 22.83). No significant difference was found between nursing and midwifery students in terms of their self-efficacy and problem solving levels (p>0.05). However, self-efficacy and problem solving levels of fourth year nursing students who reported that they received problem solving training were significantly higher than the rest of sample (p<0.05). Positive correlation was found between self-efficacy belief and perceived problem solving. Results showed that better problem solving skill, leads to an improved self-efficacy. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : There are mutual effect between the concept of self-efficacy belief and problem solving skill. Further studies are needed to examine the students' characteristics, curriculum, learning environment and teaching strategy in terms of self-efficacy belief and problem solving.

Problem-Solving Training: Effects on the Problem-Solving Skills and Self-Efficacy of Nursing Students

“…PS education in nursing is mostly given to teach the nursing process for patient care. In this study, as in the previous study by Ancel et al (2015), most of the students (80.7%) stated that they had not received PS education before the training program, although they had received nursing process education throughout their four-year education. This finding shows that students do not perceive nursing process as a PS process and that PS skills have to be integrated into nursing process more clearly.…”

“…It is common to use these sources for enhancing SE in nursing education. Correlated results indicate significant relationships between SE belief and perceived PS skill for nurse and midwifery students (Ancel et al, 2015). Beyond a doubt, aside from learning PS, students have to believe in themselves in this respect.…”

“…There is one study which determined that higher critical thinking, which is positioned as an essential concept for effective PS skills, leads to higher SE beliefs and perceived performance (Gloudemans, Schalk, & Reynaert, 2013). Another study which examined the PS and SE relationship indicated that better PS leads to a better SE (Ancel et al, 2015). Therefore, nurse academicians and researchers stressed that focusing on this relationship will help give direction to the professional nursing education.…”

“…Contrary to these studies, there are also studies which point out that there is no difference between classes regarding PS skills and emphasizing that in most of these studies the students' PS levels are either low or medium (Ancel, Erkal-Ilhan, & Gencturk, 2015;Altun, 2003). Interestingly, nursing students were not aware that they had received problemsolving training integrated into the nursing process (Ancel et al, 2015). Moreover, the study by Bayindir and Olgun (2015), which is the only study conducted in Turkey, examined the relationship between PS and the nursing process application skills of nurses and found no correlation between them.…”

Investigation of Middle School Students’ Self-Efficacy Perceptions of Visual Mathematics Literacy and Perceptions of Problem-Solving Skill

“…Literatür incelendiğinde problem çözme beceri algısıyla özyeterlik algısı kavramları arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen az sayıda çalışma tespit edilmiştir (Alcı ve diğerleri, 2010;Ançel, Erkal İlhan, & Bıyıklı Gençtürk, 2015;Aylar & Aksin, 2011;Aurah, Cassady, & McConnell, 2014). Bu çalışmalardan elde edilen ortak sonuçlara göre öğretmen adaylarının özyeterlik algılarıyla problem çözme beceri algıları arasında pozitif yönde, anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur.…”