2018 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 13-27
〔Objective〕 A number of studies describing how nursing students undergoing practical training （trainee nurses） perceived their own self-efficacy were categorized according to study objective, and the findings of these studies were organized to identify potential future research themes.
〔Method〕Two database services were used to search the literature for quantitative research in Japan according to study objectives and operational definitions of relevant terminology. Each article was then examined and categorized according to study objective and their findings and research themes were summarized.
〔Results〕After categorizing 31 selected articles according to objective, the following 6 types of studies were identified:（1） studies that developed scales to measure perceived self-efficacy;（2） studies investigating changes in perceived self-efficacy;（3） studies investigating the association between perceived self-efficacy and the four sources of information in building self-efficacy;（4） studies investigating changes in perceived self-efficacy following intervention;（5） studies investigating the association between perceived self-efficacy and its effects; and （6） other studies.
〔Discussion〕Future research topics will include the development of the scale of SSE specialized in a practical field, and the need to clarify and elucidate the causality of GSE and SSE.
