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However, a specific instrument for assessing this competency in the Chinese context is currently lacking.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study aimed to translate the Professional Interpersonal Competency Assessment Scale for Novice Nurses (PICASN) into Chinese and evaluate its psychometric properties.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional, quantitative design was employed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Following Brislin\u2019s translation model, the PICASN underwent translation, back-translation, synthesis, cultural adaptation, and pilot testing to create the Chinese version (C-PICASN). Between August and October 2025, novice nurses were recruited via convenience sampling from tertiary grade-A hospitals in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, to assess the scale\u2019s reliability and validity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The final C-PICASN consists of 27 items across two factors. Exploratory factor analysis extracted two factors with eigenvalues &amp;gt;1, accounting for 68.140% of the total variance. Confirmatory factor analysis demonstrated acceptable model fit (\u03c7\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \/df\u202f=\u202f4.038, RMSEA\u202f=\u202f0.080, SRMR\u202f=\u202f0.040, CFI\u202f=\u202f0.925, TLI\u202f=\u202f0.916, IFI\u202f=\u202f0.925). Content validity indices were satisfactory (I-CVI\u202f=\u202f0.875\u20131.000, S-CVI\/Ave\u202f=\u202f0.991). The scale exhibited excellent internal consistency (Cronbach\u2019s\n                      <jats:italic>\u03b1<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f0.975), test\u2013retest reliability (ICC\u202f=\u202f0.909), and split-half reliability (0.952).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Chinese version of the PICASN demonstrates good reliability and validity, supporting its use as a reliable tool for assessing professional interpersonal competency among novice nurses in China.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2026.1806827","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T05:27:45Z","timestamp":1786080465000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the Professional Interpersonal Competency Assessment Scale for novice nurses"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Qi","family":"Zhang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]},{"name":"Henan Provincial Key Medicine Laboratory of Nursing, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuxia","family":"Chang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]},{"name":"Henan Provincial Key Medicine Laboratory of Nursing, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Xu","family":"Han","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]},{"name":"Henan Provincial Key Medicine Laboratory of Nursing, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Weihua","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Henan Provincial Key Medicine Laboratory of Nursing, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]},{"name":"Nursing Department of Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yanwei","family":"Cheng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jiange","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital, People\u2019s Hospital of Zhengzhou University, People\u2019s Hospital of Henan University","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]},{"name":"Henan Provincial Key Medicine Laboratory of Nursing, Henan Provincial People\u2019s Hospital","place":["Zhengzhou, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e13083","DOI":"10.1111\/inr.13083","article-title":"Why nurses discontinue practice in hospitals? 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