Araştırma Görevlilerinin Bireysel Gelişim İnisiyatifinde Özyeterliğin Rolü*

Bu çalışmanın amacı, araştırma görevlilerinin özyeterlik inançları ile bireysel gelişim inisiyatifi düzeyleri arasındaki ilişinin incelenmesidir. İlişkisel tarama modelinin kullanıldığı bu çalışmada, çalışma grubunu İstanbul ve Ankara'da bulunan devlet üniversitelerinde görev yapmakta olan 408 araştırma görevlisi oluşturmaktadır. Çalışmada veri toplama aracı olarak Sherer ve Adams'ın (1983) geliştirdiği ve Yıldırım ve İlhan'ın (2010) Türkçe'ye uyarladığı "Genel Özyeterlik Ölçeği" ile Robitschek'in (1998) geliştirdiği ve Akın ve Anlı'nın (2011) Türkçe uyarlama çalışmalarını yürüttüğü "Bireysel Gelişim İnisiyatifi Ölçeği" kullanılmıştır. Veriler 2014-2015 öğretim yılı bahar döneminde toplanmıştır. Ölçeklerin yapı geçerliği, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi (DFA) ile sınanmış ve güvenirliği için ise Cronbach alfa katsayıları hesaplanmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde t testi, ANOVA, Pearson korelasyonu ve çoklu regresyon analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda araştırma görevlilerinin özyeterlik inançları ile bireysel gelişim inisiyatifi kullanma düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin orta düzeyde olduğu, araştırma görevlilerinin özyeterlik düzeylerinin bireysel gelişim inisiyatifi düzeylerinin anlamlı bir yordayıcısı olduğu belirlenmiştir.

The Role of Self-Efficacy on Personal Growth Initiative among Research Assistants

The aim of the current study is to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and personal growth initiative levels of research assistants. The study, designed as a correlational research, has a total of 408 research assistant participants working in state universities located in İstanbul and Ankara. As data collection tools, the "General Self-efficacy Scale" which was developed by Sherer and Adams (1983) originally and translated into Turkish by Yıldırım and İlhan (2010), and the "Personal Growth Initiative Scale (PGIS)" developed by Robitschek (1998) and adapted into Turkish by Akın and Anlı (2011), was used. The data was collected during the spring term of 2014/2015 academic year. The construct validity of the scales used within the study was tested by confirmatory factor analysis, and as for the internal reliability, Cronbach alpha values were calculated. The data was analyzed by conducting t test, ANOVA, Pearson correlation and multiple linear regression. The findings were revealed that there is a moderate relationship between self-efficacy and personal growth initiative levels of research assistants, and the self-efficacy level of research assistants is a statistically significant predictor of their personal growth initiative level.

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