The Chinese version of the Nursing Student Academic Resilience Inventory: A validity and reliability study

Abstract

AimTo translate and adapt the Nursing Student Academic Resilience Inventory (NSARI) into Chinese and assess its validity and reliability among Chinese nursing students. BackgroundNursing students frequently encounter stress during their clinical education and academic resilience is an important skill to help students withstand stress. The NSARI is a valid and reliable tool for assessing the level of academic resilience of nursing students during clinical practice. Currently, there is no valid and reliable measurement tool to assess academic resilience for nursing students in China. DesignA descriptive, methodological and cross-sectional design was used. MethodThis study was conducted on 600 nursing students in Northeast China. A socio-demographic form, the Chinese version of the NSARI and the nurse resilience scale were used for data collection between May to November 2023. The exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis samples comprised 300 students, respectively, to test the structural validity of the inventory. In addition, internal consistency and invariance analyses were conducted to assess the reliability of the inventory. ResultsThe Chinese version of NSARI comprises 24 items separated into six dimensions. Exploratory factor analysis extracted six factors, with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 71.908%. Confirmatory factor analysis showed a satisfactory fit. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the internal consistency of the total inventory was 0.939 with a test-retest stability reliability value of 0.957. ConclusionThe Chinese version of NSARI is a valid and reliable measurement tool for assessing the level of academic resilience of nursing students during clinical placement.