A Study on Research Self-Efficacy among Research Scholars of a Public University in Punjab

Research self-efficacy is defined as the confidence possessed by research scholars based on their self-beliefs about research activity. This study investigated the difference in research self-efficacy and its dimensions, Literature Review and Research Problem, Discussion, Data Analysis, Research Plan, Research Ethics, and Conceptual/Theoretical Framework among 120 research scholars enrolled in degree of doctor of philosophy in departments of social science and science streams at Punjabi University, Patiala. The descriptive research approach was employed to conduct the present study, and data was collected from the respondents with the assistance of Research Self-Efficacy Scale developed and validated by Tas, Demiral and Uzan (2023). The Independent Sample t-test was used to test the significance of difference in research self-efficacy among research scholars with regard to gender, location of residence, and stream of the study. According to the findings of the study, male research scholars had better research self-efficacy than female research scholars. Moreover; there was no significant difference in research self-efficacy among the research scholars with regard to their place of residence and stream of study. But, it was also uncovered that research scholars of the science stream had better on data analysis aspect of research self-efficacy than research scholars of the social science stream.