Internet self-efficacy of pharmacy students

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the internet self-efficacy levels of pharmacy students, to define the factor structure of the Internet Self-Efficacy Scale in pharmacy students sample, and to examine the effects of some variables on sub-dimensions. Material and Method: A questionnaire including the Internet Self-efficacy Scale that Turkish validity and reliability were made by Akin et al. (2014), was applied to the first year pharmacy students. Explanatory factor analysis (EFA), t test and ANOVA analysis were performed and scale scores were calculated. Result and Discussion: As a result of EFA, a 4-factor structure emerged and it was observed that all factor loadings were more than 0.5. It was determined that those who spend 3-5 hours on internet responded to the communication factor higher than those who spent less than 3 hours, and women had a higher average than men in generativity factor. Mean scale score was 78.25 and the standard deviation was 19.11. Considering that the internet self-efficacy of pharmacist candidates may affect their pharmacy education and future pharmacy services, importance should be given to this issue.