Faculty mentors' and students' perceptions of students' research self-efficacy.
Mentoring in nursing is an important process for socializing nurse researchers, developing a body of professional knowledge, and influencing career choices of students. Self-efficacy (Bandura, 1997) is concerned with one's perceived ability to perform tasks within a specific domain. The purpose of this study was to compare undergraduate and graduate student's perceptions of their abilities to pursue research (research self-efficacy) with their mentors' perceptions. A cross-sectional design was used to study mentors in any academic discipline who received external funding and worked with an undergraduate or graduate student on the research study. Recruitment and data collection were completed using the Internet and included 21 faculty mentors and student dyads. The Clinical Research Appraisal Inventory was used to measure research self-efficacy. Differences between the faculty mentor's perception of the student's confidence in research and students' perception were significant at p=<0.001. Misjudgment of efficacy appraisals can result in opportunities forsaken and careers not pursued. Assisting mentors to guide students' skill perfection may increase students' choice of research careers, promote the effectiveness of mentorship, aid in the development of a body of professional knowledge and benefit careers of both mentors and students.
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Elise L
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College of Nursing, Newark, NJ 07102, USA. eliselev@rutgers.edu
Kolassa
John
J
Bakken
Lori L
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D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D015399:Nursing Research; D011361:Professional Competence; D012108:Research Personnel; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012938:Social Perception; D013338:Students, Nursing; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
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