@article{education2013133,
author={{Salehi, Monireh and Kareshki, Hossein and Ahanchian, Mohammad Reza},
title={The Role of Social- Cognitive References in Academic Situations on Students¡¯ Research Self-Efficacy and Research Motivation: Testing a Causal Model},
journal={American Journal of Educational Research},
volume={1},
number={3},
pages={79--85},
year={2013},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/education/1/3/3},
issn={2327-6150},
abstract={The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between factors that effect on research products, research self-efficacy and research motivation in students applying a causal model. The method used this descriptive study was structural equation modeling (SEM) which is an advanced correlative method. A sample of 126 PHD students was selected from two Universities in North western of Iran. Participants responded to research self-efficacy, research motivation and research factor scales. Pearson correlation coefficients showed that most of the research self-efficacy factors, research motivation factors (internal motivation, external motivation and being motiveless) and components of research factors (previous experiences, others encouragement, substitute experiences, anxiety and attitude) are significantly correlated (p<0/05). SEM results revealed the mediating role of research self-efficacy in relation between research factors and research motivation (NNFI=0/90, RSMEA= 0/06); and most of the path coefficients of the suggested model were significant (p<0/05). Based on this result, we can calculate that environmental factors in university have effects on student¡¯s performance in research.},
doi={10.12691/education-1-3-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}