Jc. Phillips et Rk. Russell, RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY, THE RESEARCH TRAINING ENVIRONMENT, AND RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AMONG GRADUATE-STUDENTS IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY, The Counseling psychologist, 22(4), 1994, pp. 628-641
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.