TY  - JOUR
AU  - Olaussen, Camilla
AU  - Stojiljkovic, Marko
AU  - Zlamal, Jaroslav
AU  - Flølo, Tone Nygaard
AU  - Nes, Andréa Aparecida Gonçalves
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/4/21
TI  - The Norwegian Version of the Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale (SECP): Psychometric Validation Study
JO  - JMIR Form Res
SP  - e68173
VL  - 9
KW  - clinical performance
KW  - self-efficacy
KW  - instrument validation
KW  - nursing education
KW  - psychometric analysis
KW  - Norway
KW  - psychometric
KW  - validation study
KW  - competence
KW  - clinical practice
KW  - translate
KW  - translation
KW  - cross-sectional study
KW  - nursing student
KW  - reliability
AB  - Background: Previous research has demonstrated a correlation between nursing students’ self-efficacy and their clinical performance, competence, and behavior during clinical practice placements. Assessing students’ self-efficacy in clinical performance could be a valuable method for identifying areas that need reinforcement and for recognizing students who may require additional support during clinical practice placements. Objective: This study aimed to translate the Self-Efficacy in Clinical Performance Scale (SECP) from English into Norwegian and to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used. The SECP was translated into Norwegian following a 6-step process: forward translation, forward translation synthesis, backward translation, backward translation synthesis, cognitive debriefing, and psychometric testing. The validity and reliability of the translated version were assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), Cronbach α, McDonald ω, and composite reliability. Results: A total of 399 nursing students completed the Norwegian version of the SECP. The CFA goodness-of-fit indices (χ2/df ratio=1.578, comparative fit index=0.98, Tucker-Lewis index=0.98, standardized root mean square residual=0.056, root mean square error of approximation=0.038) indicated an acceptable model fit. Reliability measures, including Cronbach ⍺, McDonald ω, and composite reliability, were high, with factor-level values ranging from 0.94 to 0.98. Conclusion: The Norwegian version of the SECP demonstrated strong potential as an instrument for assessing self-efficacy in both current and required competencies among nursing students in clinical practice within nursing education. Future research should aim to confirm the factor structure of the SECP and evaluate its test-retest reliability. 
SN  - 2561-326X
UR  - https://formative.jmir.org/2025/1/e68173
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2196/68173
DO  - 10.2196/68173
ID  - info:doi/10.2196/68173
ER  -