title: Correlation between Students' Self-Efficacy and Teachers' Educational Leadership Style in Iranian Midwifery Students.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Self-efficacy is believe in and feeling of ability to complete work. One of these factors is educational teachers ' role. This study aimed to determine relationship between teachers' leadership style and students' self-efficacy in midwifery students.
  
  
  METHODS
  This Study is a cross sectional correlation study. Sampling was conducted in midwifery students in Bachelor Science degree in 2013. Data collection tools were multi leadership questionnaire and self-efficacy clinical performance. After explaining the goals of study, 97 students completed the questionnaire. Scoring the questionnaire was based on a Liker's scale (0-5).Data were analyzed by SPSS 16. Correlation coefficient test was adopted to investigate the relationship and p value was considered 0.05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean of self-efficacy scores were 116.12 (24.66.). In 53.3% of the cases, self-efficacy was good, in 42.2% moderate and in 4.3%, it was bad. The majority of the students (88.9%) reported that their teachers had an idealized style in leadership. About 94.6% of the students with good self- efficacy believed that their teachers' leadership style was transformational style. There was a significant correlation between self- efficacy and leadership style (p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Results showed that transformational style is appropriate for midwifery teachers.
authors.affiliation: . shivakheirkhah1345@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Zohreh
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sohrabi
authors.forename: Masoomeh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kheirkhah
authors.forename: Elahe Sadegi
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Sahebzad
authors.forename: Seyedehsahel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rasoulighasemlouei
authors.forename: Siamak
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khavandi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007857:Leadership; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*