Abstract
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate psychometric properties of the Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self (SETUS) scales, a questionnaire based on the Intentional Relationship model, and to investigate the factor structure and internal consistency of the English version of three-part SETUS questionnaire in occupational therapy students. Design/methodology/approach The sample of this cross-sectional study included 155 students with age range 18–30 years, of which 95% were women. Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was performed on the questionnaire scales, including the Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Mode Use (SETMU), Self-Efficacy for Recognizing Interpersonal Characteristics (SERIC) and Self-Efficacy for Managing Interpersonal Events (SEMIE). The internal consistencies were calculated. Pearson correlation analysis was used to evaluate the strength of correlation among the scales. Findings The PCA confirmed that the items of each of the three proposed scales loaded strongly on one factor (self-efficacy for three factors of therapeutic mode use, recognizing interpersonal characteristics and managing interpersonal events). The Cronbach’s alpha for the SETMU, SERIC and SEMIE was 0.85, 0.95 and 0.96, respectively. The three scales significantly inter-correlated strongly (r ranging 0.74–0.83, all p < 0.001). Originality/value The SETUS questionnaire comprises three valid and reliable scales. It can be used by occupational therapy supervisors as a means to reflect on students’ self-efficacy in components of therapeutic use of self.
Highlights
Self-efficacy refers to people’s perceptions of their effectiveness in using a personal ability to achieve the optimal results (Bandura, 1997)
Similar to the Norwegian studies, this study showed that the Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Mode Use (SETMU) items had a one-factor structure with high internal consistency between the individual items (Cronbach’s a = 0.83)
The purpose of this study is to explore the factor structure and internal consistency of the English version of three parts of the Self-Efficacy for Therapeutic Use of Self (SETUS) questionnaire: the SETMU, Self-Efficacy for Recognizing Interpersonal Characteristics (SERIC) and Self-Efficacy for Managing Interpersonal Events (SEMIE), in occupational therapy students
Summary
Self-efficacy refers to people’s perceptions of their effectiveness in using a personal ability to achieve the optimal results (Bandura, 1997). Higher self-efficacy leads to more motivation to face challenges and more effort to achieve the desired goal. As a range of studies have shown, having self-efficacy to perform a task or occupation increases the likelihood of success (Nouwen et al, 2009; Scholz et al, 2009; Zeegers, 2004). Self-efficacy is an essential element for health-care practitioners to perform a wide range of professional roles and tasks. Herold et al.’s (2005) study demonstrated that rehabilitation professionals including occupational therapists, physical therapists and speech-language pathologists, did not. Have sufficient self-efficacy in their professional roles. They investigated self-efficacy for specific work tasks including selfefficacy in practice based on evidence, advocacy, developing emerging markets, practice based on functional outcomes, pursuing lifelong learning and using innovative approaches to
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