AU - F. Cheraghi, Ph.D., AU - P. Hassani, Ph.D., AU - H. Riazi, M.Sc., TI - Correlation Study of Nursing Students’ Self-Efficacy with Clinical Performance PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care JN - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care VO - 19 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://nmj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1088-en.html 4100 - http://nmj.umsha.ac.ir/article-1-1088-en.pdf SO - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care 1 AB  - Introduction & Objective:The concept of self-efficacy stems from social-cognitive theory. Present research was conducted, consistent with Bandura’s Self-Efficacy Theory, with the purpose of identified correlation of nursing students’ self-efficacy with clinical performance.   Materials & Methods: This correlation study conducted with a sample of 207 nursing students. The research instruments concluded, “Clinical Performance Self-efficacy” scale consists of four dimensions with 37 items (0-100 Likert-format) and “Nursing Clinical Performance” with 5 case scenario and 15 questions. Validity and reliability of the scales were tested. Internal reliability of “Clinical Performance Self-efficacy” scale had &alpha=0.96 the dimensions Cronbach’s &alpha ranged from 0.90 to 0.92. Test–retest reliability with a 2-week time interval was r = 0.94. Internal reliability of “Nursing Clinical Performance” scale had &alpha=0.78. Test–retest reliability was r = 0.81. Results: Result showed that significant correlation was detected between "clinical performance self-efficacy" and "nursing clinical performance" (r = 0.425, p< 0.001). Conclusion: Based of the percentile average of scores, self-efficacy and clinical performance of nursing students were moderate. Also, there was significant correlation between "clinical performance self-efficacy" and "nursing clinical performance" of nursing students. Therefore, non educational factors, such as self-efficacy, had an important role in students' performances, especially in clinical settings. CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - Avicenna-J-Nurs-Midwifery-Care PG - 35 PT - Original Research YR - 2011