The Effect of Intercultural Sensitivity and Descriptive Characteristics on Transcultural Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students: A Correlational Study

Objective: This study aimed to examine the effect of perceived intercultural sensitivity and descriptive characteristics on transcultural self-efficacy in nursing students. Methods: This is a descriptive correlational study. A total of 638 students in the department of nursing. Data were collected via Google Forms using a descriptive information form, the Transcultural Self-Efficacy Scale and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale. Data were analyzed descriptive statistics and enter-stepwise methods in the multiple linear regression analysis. Results: The nursing students’ Transcultural Self-Efficacy Scale and the Intercultural Sensitivity Scale mean scores were 620.96 (116.992) and 93.01 (10.71), suggesting that they had moderate transcultural self-efficacy and intercultural sensitivity. Gender, family type, having friends from different cultures, and communicating with people from different cultures on social media had a statistically significant difference in nursing students’ transcultural self-efficacy and intercultural sensitivity (p