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Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research

    Umamah Wajid

    National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Humaira Jami

    National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan


Received
21 Jan, 2019
Accepted
15 Jun, 2020
Published
30 Jun, 2020

The present study aimed to explore the role of metacognitive awareness of reading strategies, research anxiety, and attitude towards research in research self-efficacy among students at university currently conducting research as part of their degree requirement. The role of perceived supervisor‟s satisfaction from research and intensity of reading as moderators was also analyzed. Research Self-Efficacy Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013), Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies (Mokhtari & Reichard, 2002), Research Anxiety Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013), and Attitude towards Research Scale (Rezaei & Zamani-Miandashti, 2013) were used to collect data from purposively drawn sample of 300 university students who were conducting research as part of their degree requirement. Regression analysis revealed metacognitive awareness of reading strategies to be the strongest predictor of research self-efficacy, with research anxiety and attitude towards research being mediators. Further analysis revealed supervisor‟s satisfaction for research anxiety and intensity of reading for metacognitive awareness of reading strategies to be significant moderators in effecting research self-efficacy. The study findings have been discussed in detail, alongside the implications of the study as well as suggestions for further research in the area.

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Wajid, U., Jami, H. (2020). Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 35(2), 271-293. https://doi:org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.2.15

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Wajid, U.; Jami, H. Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2020, 35, 271-293. https://doi:org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.2.15

AMA Style
Wajid U, Jami H. Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2020; 35(2): 271-293. https://doi:org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.2.15

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Wajid, Umamah, and Humaira Jami. 2020. "Research Self-Efficacy Among Students: Role of Metacognitive Awareness of Reading Strategies, Research Anxiety, and Attitude Towards Research" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 35, no. 2: 271-293. https://doi:org/10.33824/PJPR.2020.35.2.15