Objective: The study aimed to determine the relationship between attitudes towards postgraduate education, academic selfefficacy, and academic motivation in nurses pursuing postgraduate education. Material and Methods: A total of 331 nurses studying in nursing postgraduate education programs constituted the sample of the study, in which a cross-sectional research design was used. The data were collected between December 2022 and January 2023 using the Personal Information Form, Postgraduate Attitude Scale, Academic Self-Efficacy Scale and Academic Motivation Scale. Descriptive statistics, correlation and linear regression analysis were used in the analysis of the data. The hypotheses were tested using Hayes' PROCESS macro v4.1. Results: It was found that the participants' attitudes towards postgraduate education and academic motivation were high and their academic self-efficacy was above average. The direct effect between attitude towards postgraduate education, academic self-efficacy, and academic motivation was found to be significant. Academic selfefficacy had a partial indirect effect on the relationship between attitude towards postgraduate education and academic motivation. Conclusion: The results show that academic motivation will increase as positive attitude towards graduate education and academic self-efficacy increase. It underlines the importance of academic self-efficacy in postgraduate nursing students, as well as the necessity for its improvement. It is recommended to increase supervisor feedback and support to improve academic self-efficacy. In addition, improving the working conditions of postgraduate nursing students, and providing autonomy and promotion opportunities for them to make professional contributions will make a positive contribution to their academic motivation.
Keywords: Academic self-efficacy; academic motivation; attitude; postgraduate education; nursing students
Amaç: Çalışmada, lisansüstü eğitim alan hemşirelerde lisansüstü eğitime yönelik tutum, akademik öz yeterlilik ve akademik motivasyon arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek amaçlandı. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Kesitsel araştırma tasarımının kullanıldığı çalışmada, hemşirelik lisansüstü eğitim programlarında öğrenim gören toplam 331 hemşire araştırmanın örneklemini oluşturdu. Veriler, Aralık 2022-Ocak 2023 tarihlerinde Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Lisansüstü Eğitime Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği, Akademik Öz Yeterlilik Ölçeği ve Akademik Motivasyon Ölçeği ile toplandı. Verilerin analizinde tanımlayıcı istatistikler, korelasyon ve lineer regresyon analizi (stepwise method) kullanıldı. Hipotezler, Hayes'in PROCESS v4.1 makrosu kullanılarak test edildi. Bulgular: Katılımcıların lisansüstü eğitime ilişkin tutum ve akademik motivasyonlarının yüksek ve akademik öz yeterliliklerinin ortalamanın üzerinde olduğu bulundu. Lisansüstü eğitime tutum, akademik öz yeterlilik ve akademik motivasyon arasında doğrudan etkinin anlamlı olduğu belirlendi. Akademik öz yeterliliğin lisansüstü eğitime tutum ve akademik motivasyon arasındaki ilişkide kısmi dolaylı etkisi bulundu. Sonuç: Lisansüstü eğitime ilişkin olumlu tutum ve akademik öz yeterlik arttıkça akademik motivasyonun arttığını göstermektedir. Lisansüstü eğitim alan hemşirelerde akademik öz yeterliğin önemini ve geliştirilmesi gerektiğinin altını çizmektedir. Akademik öz yeterliğin artırılması için danışman geri bildiriminin ve desteğinin arttırılması önerilmektedir. Ayrıca hemşirelik lisansüstü öğrencilerinin çalışma koşullarının iyileştirilmesi, mesleki katkı yapabilmeleri için özerklik ve yükselme olanaklarının sağlanması onların akademik motivasyonlarına olumlu katkı sağlayacaktır.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Akademik öz yeterlilik; akademik motivasyon; tutum; lisansüstü eğitim; hemşirelik öğrencileri
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