Abstract

Objectives This study examined the influence of self-leadership and critical thinking disposition on the self-efficacy of nursing students.
 Methods The research subjects were 215 nursing students in D city. The data analyzed by an independent t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation, and Hierarchical multiple regression using the IBM SPSS/Win 25.0 program.
 Results The results showed that critical thinking disposition was 3.39, self-leadership was 3.58, and self-efficacy was 3.83. The self-efficacy has positive correlations with self-leadership and critical thinking disposition. Critical thinking disposition(β=.0.48, p=.001), self-leadership(β=0.44, p=.021), explained 41.4% of total variance of self-efficacy of nursing students.
 Conclusions In order to increase self-efficacy in nursing students, it is necessary to develop a specific strategy to improve self-leadership and critical thinking to develop various activities and programs to immerse students in learning.

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