TY - JOUR
T1 - Applying Social Cognitive Theory to Interest in Research among Counseling Psychology Doctoral Students
T2 - A Path Analysis
AU - Bishop, Rosean M.
AU - Bieschke, Kathleen J.
PY - 1998/4
Y1 - 1998/4
N2 - In this study, the R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, and G. Hackett (1994) social cognitive model of interest development was applied to the prediction of interest in research. Participants included 184 counseling psychology doctoral students. Results of a path analysis indicated that 5 variables were significant predictors of interest in research: research outcome expectations, research self-efficacy beliefs, investigative interests, artistic interests, and age. In addition, several factors indirectly affected interest in research through effects on research self-efficacy - the research training environment, Holland Investigative interests, and year in program. Research training environment, Holland Investigative interests, and research self-efficacy beliefs also had an impact on interest in research indirectly through their effects on research outcome expectations.
AB - In this study, the R. W. Lent, S. D. Brown, and G. Hackett (1994) social cognitive model of interest development was applied to the prediction of interest in research. Participants included 184 counseling psychology doctoral students. Results of a path analysis indicated that 5 variables were significant predictors of interest in research: research outcome expectations, research self-efficacy beliefs, investigative interests, artistic interests, and age. In addition, several factors indirectly affected interest in research through effects on research self-efficacy - the research training environment, Holland Investigative interests, and year in program. Research training environment, Holland Investigative interests, and research self-efficacy beliefs also had an impact on interest in research indirectly through their effects on research outcome expectations.
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U2 - 10.1037/0022-0167.45.2.182
DO - 10.1037/0022-0167.45.2.182
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0001110304
SN - 0022-0167
VL - 45
SP - 182
EP - 188
JO - Journal of counseling psychology
JF - Journal of counseling psychology
IS - 2
ER -