Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic (Jurnal Pendidikan dan Praktik Keperawatan Indonesia)
Vol 10, No 2 (2025): INJEC

Enhancing Research Self-Efficacy among Nursing Students: Findings from A Short Educational Intervention

Juanita Juanita (Universitas Syiah Kuala)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Jan 2026

Abstract

Introduction: Research self-efficacy is the degree to which students believe they are capable of learning or accomplishing an undergraduate thesis within a specific area of research. The undergraduates who had a high sense of self-efficacy, can complete academic writing on time.Method: This study designed was a quasy quasi-experimental study used a one-group pre-test and post-test design to examine the effect of a educational program on research self-efficacy among nursing students who are completing the undergradute thesis. The ninety students who were eligible was envolved in this program. The study consists of 2 stages, including stage 1: forming an intervention group and assessing the level of student self-efficacy, and  stage 2 consist of 5 sessions. Research Self-Efficacy Scale (RSS) was used to examine the students self efficacy before and after the program, this scale consist of 18 items with 5 point likert scale. Wilcoxon signed rank was used to analyze the effectiveness of the program.Results: This study found that the experimental group had significantly higher research self-efficacy group after participating in this program (Z = -5.821;  p< .05), and the mean research self-efficacy score after the intervension was higher (M = 71.03; SD = 7.48) than before the intervension (M = 66.17; SD = 6.99).Conclusion: the educational program in the current study significantly enhanced research self-efficacy among nursing students. Therefore, it was needed to conduct this program in another school in order to enhance the research self-efficacy among students.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

INJEC

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Subject

Nursing

Description

Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic (INJEC) is the official peer-reviewed research journal of the Association of Indonesian Nurses Education Center (AINEC). This journal aims to promote advancement in nursing and healthcare through the dissemination of the latest research findings. ...