RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY, THE RESEARCH TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AMONG GRADUATE-STUDENTS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY

The relationship between research self-efficacy, the research training environment, and research productivity was examined among a sample of 125 graduate students in counseling psychology. All participants comp leted a measure of self-efficacy in research, the Research Training En vironment Scale, and a demographic questionnaire that included a measu re of research productivity. Results revealed a positive relationship between research self-efficacy and the research training environment, and between self-efficacy and productivity. A significant relationship was not observed between the research training environment and produc tivity when the data were analyzed across all participants. Developmen tal differences between beginning versus advanced graduate students we re examined, as were possible differences based on gender and ethnicit y. Implications of the findings for training and research are discusse d.