The Research Self-Efficacy Scale (RSES; Greeley, et al., 1989) was com
pleted by 177 doctoral students from a wide variety of disciplines. Fa
ctor analysis of the RSES indicated four primary factors: Conceptualiz
ation, Early Tasks, Presenting the Results, and Implementation. Hierar
chical regression analyses focused on 136 subjects from the original s
ample and indicated that three subscales of the RSES (Early Tasks, Con
ceptualization, and Implementation) accounted for unique variance in t
he prediction of interest in research involvement. The number of years
in graduate school and involvement in research activities contributed
significantly to the prediction of research self-efficacy.