The relationship between writing self-efficacy and writing disposition: The moderating role of gender

Year 2025, Issue: 76, 279 - 293, 31.10.2025

Ferhat Ensar , Abdurrahman Gündüz , Emre Can

https://doi.org/10.21764/maeuefd.1739945

Abstract

Writing is a multifaceted and challenging process that involves cognitively complex operations as well as affective and social dimensions. One of the characteristics of students who can overcome the difficulties encountered in this multifaceted process is that they have high writing self-efficacy. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between middle school students' writing self-efficacy and their writing dispositions and to determine whether gender plays a moderating role in this relationship. The study was conducted within the framework of correlational design, one of the quantitative research methods. The research data were collected from a total of 372 secondary school students (196 female, 176 male) determined by cluster sampling method. Writing Self-Efficacy Scale and Writing Disposition Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed using Process Macro developed by Hayes (2022) and integrated as an add-on to SPSS software. The findings of the study revealed that writing self-efficacy significantly predicted writing disposition; however, gender did not have a moderating effect on this relationship. In line with the results obtained, various suggestions for future studies in the field of writing education were made

Keywords

Writing disposition , writing self-efficacy , gender , writing education

Yazma öz-yeterliliği ile yazma eğilimi arasindaki ilişki: Cinsiyetin düzenleyici rolü

Abstract

Yazma, bilişsel açıdan karmaşık işlemler içermesinin yanı sıra, duyuşsal ve sosyal boyutları da bulunan çok yönlü ve zorlayıcı bir süreçtir. Bu çok yönlü süreçte karşılaşılan zorlukların üstesinden gelebilen öğrencilerin bir özelliği de yüksek yazma öz-yeterliklerine sahip olmalarıdır. Bu araştırmanın amacı, ortaokul öğrencilerinin yazma öz-yeterlikleri ile yazma eğilimleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve bu ilişkide cinsiyetin düzenleyici bir rol oynayıp oynamadığını belirlemektir. Çalışma, nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden korelasyonel desen çerçevesinde yürütülmüştür. Araştırma verileri, küme örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenen toplam 372 ortaokul öğrencisinden (196 kız, 176 erkek) toplanmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Yazma Öz-Yeterlik Ölçeği ile Yazma Eğilimi Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen veriler, SPSS yazılımına eklenti olarak entegre edilen ve Hayes tarafından geliştirilen Process Macro aracılığıyla analiz edilmiştir. Araştırma bulguları, yazma öz-yeterliğinin yazma eğilimini anlamlı düzeyde yordadığını; ancak cinsiyetin bu ilişkide düzenleyici bir etkisinin bulunmadığını ortaya koymuştur. Elde edilen sonuçlar doğrultusunda, yazma eğitimi alanında gerçekleştirilecek çalışmalara yönelik çeşitli önerilere yer verilmiştir.

Keywords

Yazma eğilimi , Yazma öz-yeterlik , cinsiyet , yazma eğitimi

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