Rm. Bishop et Kj. Bieschke, APPLYING SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY TO INTEREST IN RESEARCH AMONG COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY DOCTORAL STUDENTS - A PATH-ANALYSIS, Journal of counseling psychology, 45(2), 1998, pp. 182-188
In this study, the R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, and G. Hackett (1994) soci
al cognitive model of interest development was applied to the predicti
on of interest in research. Participants included 184 counseling psych
ology doctoral students. Results of a path analysis indicated that 5 v
ariables were significant predictors of interest in research: research
outcome expectations, research self-efficacy beliefs, investigative i
nterests, artistic interests, and age. In addition, several factors in
directly affected interest in research through effects on research sel
f-efficacy-the research training environment, Holland Investigative in
terests, and gear in program. Research training environment, Holland I
nvestigative interests, and research self-efficacy beliefs also had an
impact on interest in research indirectly through their effects on re
search outcome expectations.