Role of academic self-efficacy in the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability among nursing students

Characteristics	n (%)
Gender
Male	50 (11.7)
Female	379 (88.3)
Grade
1	105 (24.5)
2	105 (24.5)
3	132 (30.8)
4	87 (20.3)
Living location
City	103 (24)
Town	118 (27.5)
Village	208 (48.5)
Satisfaction with major
Very much	19 (4.4)
Prefer	202 (47.0)
No feeling	185 (43.1)
Hate	23 (5.4)
Satisfaction with teaching methods
Satisfied	17 (3.9)
Relatively satisfied	265 (61.8)
Uncertain	80 (18.6)
Less satisfied	59 (13.8)
Very dissatisfied	8 (1.9)
Learning difficulties
No difficulties	288 (67.1)
Have little	130 (30.3)
Have more	11 (2.6)

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Table 2

Pearson correlation coefficients of the variables (N = 429)

Order	Item	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
1	SM	1
2	DL	0.537*	1
3	SC	0.616*	0.673*	1
4	Total SDLR	0.849*	0.838*	0.890*	1
5	NPO	0.210*	0.163*	0.219*	0.232*	1
6	RPS	0.285*	0.393*	0.413*	0.420*	–0.37	1
7	PPO	0.365*	0.502*	0.528*	0.537*	0.118*	–0.58*	1
8	AS	0.294*	0.313*	–0.28*	0.346*	0.53*	0.125*	0.266*	1
9	ICS	0.00	0.063	–0.024	0.012	0.270*	0.004	0.01	0.379*	1
10	Total PSA	0.376*	0.452*	0.451*	0.493*	0.660*	0.481*	0.592*	0.808*	0.520*	1
11	ASE	0.507*	0.431*	0.540*	0.576*	0.201*	0.353*	0.422*	0.173*	–0.067	0.339*	1
12	BSE	0.557*	0.490*	0.509*	0.606*	0.291*	0.308*	0.432*	0.379*	0.134*	0.499*	0.621*	1
13	Total academic self–efficacy	0.591*	0.512*	0.582*	0.657*	0.274*	0.366*	0.474*	0.308*	0.039	0.467*	0.898*	0.903*	1

Notes: SM: self-management; DL: the desire to learn; SC: self-control; SDLR: self-directed learning readiness; NPO: negative problem orientation; RPS: rational problem-solving; PPO: positive problem orientation; AS: avoidance style; ICS: impulsivity/carelessness style; PSA: problem-solving ability; ASE: ability self-efficacy; BSE: behavioral self-efficacy.

* P <.001.

Table 3

Mediating effect of academic self-efficacy on the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability (N = 429)

Dependent variable	Independent variable	t	B	R²	Adjusted R²
Academic self-efficacy	Self-directed learning readiness	17.99***	0.657	0.431	0.430
Problem-solving ability	Academic self-efficacy	10.90***	0.467	0.218	0.216
Problem-solving ability	Self-directed learning readiness	11.72***	0.493	0.243	0.242
Problem-solving ability	Self-directed learning readiness	6.027***	0.329	0.279	0.276
	Academic self-efficacy	4.598***	0.251

*** P <0.001.

Mediating effect of academic self-efficacy on the relationship between self-directed learning readiness and problem-solving ability. Note: ***P <0.01.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/fon-2018-0011 | Journal eISSN: 2544-8994 | Journal ISSN: 2097-5368

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Language: English

Page range: 75 - 81

Submitted on: Jul 9, 2017

Accepted on: Aug 7, 2017

Published on: Mar 26, 2018

Published by: Shanxi Medical Periodical Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

self-directed learning readiness,

problem-solving ability,

academic self-efficacy,

nursing undergraduates,

nursing students,

cross-sectional survey

Related subjects:

Medicine,

Assistive professions, nursing

© 2018 Xiao-Hong Zhang, Li-Na Meng, Hui-Hui Liu, Ru-Zhen Luo, Chun-Mei Zhang, Pei-Pei Zhang, Yan-Hui Liu, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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