Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Türkiye Klinikleri Hemşirelik Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.1132-1141, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
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.