AN INVESTIGATION INTO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS' ATTITUDE AND ANXIETY TOWARDS RESEARCH AND THEIR RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN

Authors

  • Dil Angaiz Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
  • Salma Jan Karakoram International University, Gilgit Balitstan, Pakistan
  • Zahra Jabeen Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.311

Abstract

This study aimed to explore relationship between students' attitudes and anxiety towards research, and their research self-efficacy at a local university in Gilgit city. A sample of 102 students of a teacher education department responded to a 30-items written questionnaire. Results indicated more than 50% students showed positive attitudes and high research self-efficacy towards research. Whereas less than 50% students showed anxiety towards research. It was found that in the programs where research is mandatory students showed higher positive attitude towards research, higher self-efficacy towards research and higher anxiety towards research than the programs in which doing research is optional. Results further indicated a positive strong correlation between students’ attitudes towards research and their research self-efficacy. A positive weak correlation was found between attitudes towards research and anxiety towards research. On the contrary an inverse weak correlation was found between students' anxiety towards research and their research self-efficacy. Future researchers can conduct similar studies taking a reasonable large sample on anxiety towards research and research self-efficacy.

Keywords: self-efficacy, attitude towards research, anxiety towards research, university, relationship

Author Biographies

  • Dil Angaiz, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

  • Salma Jan, Karakoram International University, Gilgit Balitstan, Pakistan

    Lecturer

  • Zahra Jabeen, Karakoram International University, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

     

Additional Files

Published

2021-12-31

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2021): Pakistan Journal of Social Research (PJSR)

Section

Research Article

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“AN INVESTIGATION INTO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE AND ANXIETY TOWARDS RESEARCH AND THEIR RESEARCH SELF-EFFICACY AT A LOCAL UNIVERSITY IN GILGIT-BALTISTAN, PAKISTAN”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 491–502, Dec. 2021, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.311.

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