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Title.  Development and validation of a brief Occupational Coping SelfEfficacy Questionnaire for Nurses

Aim.  This paper is a report of a study to develop and test the psychometric properties of the Occupational Coping SelfEfficacy for Nurses Scale.

Background.  Coping selfefficacy beliefs are defined as selfappraisals of capabilities to cope with environmental demands. People with higher levels of coping selfefficacy beliefs tend to approach challenging situations in an active and persistent way, whereas those with lower levels of coping selfefficacy beliefs tend to direct greater energy to managing increasing emotional distress.

Method.  In 2006, 1383 nurses completed the following measures: Occupational Coping SelfEfficacy Questionnaire for Nurses, Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations Short Form and Maslach Burnout Inventory. Based on a randomized split of the data, we conducted …