Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/jocn.14963 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR. LINDA ROSEMARY GREGORY (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-5661-3357) DR. LUCIE RAMJAN (Orcid ID : 0000-0001-7815-3005) DR. YENNA SALAMONSON (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-7429-4086) Article type : Original Article The influence of Mathematics self-efficacy on numeracy performance in first- year nursing students: A quasi-experimental study Running head: Math self-efficacy numeracy performance Linda Gregory RN, BA MEd EdD (Corresponding Author) Lecturer Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery | Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR) | Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research E: l.gregory@westernsydney.edu.au Amy R. Villarosa BND Research Assistant Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery |Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2751 Centre for Oral Health Outcomes, Research & Translation (COHORT) Research Group Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research E: amy.villarosa@westernsydney.edu.au Lucie M. Ramjan RN, PhD Associate Professor Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery | Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2751 Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR) | Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research E: l.ramjan@westernsydney.edu.au Mitch Hughes BA, DipEd, MAAppLing Adjunct Researcher Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery | Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 E: m.hughes@westernsydney.edu.au Rebecca O’Reilly RN, PhD Senior Lecturer Western Sydney University, School of Nursing and Midwifery | Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2751 Centre for Applied Nursing Research (CANR) |Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research E: re.oreilly@westernsydney.edu.au