Document Type : Original Article
Authors
- . Amir Tiyuri
- . Behzad Saberi
- . Mohammadreza Miri
- . Ehsan Shahrestanaki
- . Beyram Bibi Bayat
- . Hamid Salehiniya
Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Research self‑efficacy is one of the main factors influencing the successful
conduction of research and following it in students. This study was performed with the aim of
determining the research self‑efficacy and its relationship with academic performance in postgraduate
students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) in 2016.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was performed on 320 postgraduate
students of TUMS in 2016. Proportional stratified sampling was done with simple random sampling
from each school. The data were gathered with Phillips and Russell’s research self‑efficacy
questionnaire, demographic questions, and grade point average (GPA) and were analyzed with
independent t‑tests, ANOVA, Pearson’s correlation, and multiple linear regressions in SPSS 18.
RESULTS: Out of 320 students participating in this study, 152 patients (47.5%) were male and
168 (52.5%) were female with the mean age of 27.83 ± 4.3 years. The mean of research self‑efficacy
score was 186.18 ± 59.5 which was significant depended on college degrees and was significantly
higher in doctorate students (P = 0.0001). However, no significant difference was seen in research
self‑efficacy score of students due to gender (P = 0.754) and school (P = 0.364). There was a significant
direct relationship between students’ GPA and research self‑efficacy score (r = 0.393, P = 0.0001).
CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study showed that the research self‑efficacy score of TUMS
postgraduate students is at an acceptable level, except the quantitative and computer skills that
need appropriate educational interventions. As a direct and significant relationship existed between
research self‑efficacy score and student’s academic performance, improving the research self‑efficacy
will also increase students’ academic performance.
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