Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research

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Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research Pub Date : 2020-07-06 DOI:10.33824/pjpr.2020.35.2.15

Umamah Wajid, H. Jami

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Abstract

The present study aimed to explore the role of metacognitive awareness of reading strategies, research anxiety, and attitude towards research in research self-efficacy among students at university currently conducting research as part of their degree requirement. The role of perceived supervisor’s satisfaction from research and intensity of reading as moderators was also analyzed. Research Self-Efficacy Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013), Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies (Mokhtari & Reichard, 2002), Research Anxiety Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013), and Attitude towards Research Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013) were used to collect data from purposively drawn sample of 300 university students who were conducting research as part of their degree requirement. Regression analysis revealed metacognitive awareness of reading strategies to be the strongest predictor of research self-efficacy, with research anxiety and attitude towards research being mediators. Further analysis revealed supervisor’s satisfaction for research anxiety and intensity of reading for metacognitive awareness of reading strategies to be significant moderators in effecting research self-efficacy. The study findings have been discussed in detail, alongside the implications of the study as well as suggestions for further research in the area.

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学生的研究自我效能感：阅读策略元认知意识、研究焦虑和研究态度的作用

本研究旨在探讨阅读策略的元认知意识、研究焦虑和对研究的态度在大学学生研究自我效能感中的作用，这些学生目前正在进行作为学位要求一部分的研究。研究还分析了导师对研究的满意度和阅读强度作为调节因子的作用。研究自我效能量表（Rezaei和Zamani-Miandashti，2013）、阅读策略的元认知意识（Mokhtari&Reichard，2002）、研究焦虑量表，和对研究的态度量表（Rezaei和Zamani Miandashti，2013）用于从300名大学生中收集数据，这些大学生正在进行作为学位要求一部分的研究。回归分析显示，阅读策略的元认知意识是研究自我效能感的最强预测因子，研究焦虑和对研究的态度是中介。进一步的分析表明，导师对研究焦虑的满意度和阅读强度对阅读策略的元认知意识是影响研究自我效能的重要调节因素。已经详细讨论了研究结果，以及研究的意义以及对该领域进一步研究的建议。

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期刊介绍： Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research (PJPR) is published biannually by the National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Its first issue was published in Summer, 1986. Since then two issues, one in summer and the other in winter, have been appearing every year. The Journal provides an outlet for fully documented researches addressing educational, social, developmental, and other areas of Psychology. Preference is given to empirical articles, which deal with the application of psychological knowledge in understanding the problems of national and international importance. The Journal welcomes contributions from all corners. However, participation from the developing countries is eagerly sought in view of its under-representation in research journals published in the West. The PJPR maintains an international editorial board of Consulting Editors belonging to different countries, with expertise in a large number of areas. It employs a double-blind reviewing process i.e., the authors are not identified to reviewers and reviewers are not made known to authors. The contents of PJPR are being abstracted by the Proquest, and in PsycInfo. PJPR is included in the List of Social Sciences Journals recognized by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.