title: Research self-efficacy among students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Research self-efficacy if the people's judgment of their abilities in order to organize and conduct meaningful research in different formats. The aim of this study is to determinate the rate of research self-efficacy among students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences based on Research Self-efficacy Scale.
  
  
  METHODS
  The method of this study is an applied survey method. Statistical population is all students of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and the sample size was calculated to be 361 samples based on Krejcie and Morgan table. Random sampling method was used with equal number of samples from every department. Data collection tool is Salehi et al. questionnaire (with 7 dimensions) with Likert scale (5 grades). Its validity and reliability were confirmed by Psychology and Research Method experts and Cronbach's alpha (r = 0.84) respectively. Data gathering method was direct visit to each department. The data was then analyzed using t-test and one-tailed ANOVA using SPSS 16 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The finding showed that among research self-efficiency dimensions research ethics dimension had the highest and quality research dimension had the lowest means. Furthermore comparing the research self-efficacy scores with demographic characteristics suggests that there is no significant difference between total score of research self-efficacy of different departments, genders or educational degrees (P > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Since the score of most of the research self-efficacy dimensions were, lower than average, holding periodical workshops, inclusion of necessary courses in the educational plan, forcing student to perform research activity such as writing articles in lower educational levels and improvement of research culture for students with the help of experienced professors are some of practical solutions, which can lead to increasing the motivation of the students for conducting efficient research.
authors.affiliation: Health Information Technology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ashrafi-Rizi
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Nayere Sadat Soleimanzade
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Najafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Library and Information Science, School of Media, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kazempour
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Library and Information Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Behjat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taheri
keywords: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences; Research Self-Efficacy Scale; research self-efficacy; students