فهرست مطالب محمدرضا میری

Drug abuse usually starts in adolescence; it is influenced by factors such as gender, age, psychological factors affecting sensation seeking and social communication. The COM-B model includes a full range of behavioral concepts and is suitable for intervention regarding substance abuse. This research was carried out with the aim of evaluating the impact of education on the prevention of substance abuse among students.

An experimental study with a randomized controlled trial type was carried out. Using cluster method, two clusters were randomly selected from trhe schools on the outskirts of the city; one school was determined as intervention, and the other as control with a sample size of 50 people in each group. With Zuckerman's sensation seeking questionnaire, students were examined, and those with a positive score were evaluated with the COM-B substance abuse tendency questionnaire. Educational interventions were implemented for the intervention group. After completion of the intervention and three later, this questionnaire was completed by both groups.

In the intervention group, the scores of physical capacity (p=0/001), mental capacity (p=0/001), reflective motivation (p<0/05), automatic motivation (p<0/05), and preventive behavior against substance abuse increased after the intervention (p<0/05), but no significant difference was observed in the opportunity score in the studied times. In the control group, there was no significant difference in the scores of any of the variables during the study.

The implementation of educational programs based on COM-B model is effective in reducing the tendency of students to abuse drugs.

In this paper, we introduce the concept of  module Lie  derivations on Banach algebras and study  module Lie  derivations on unital triangular Banach algebras $ \mathcal{T}=\begin{bmatrix}A & M\\ &B\end{bmatrix}$ to its dual. Indeed, we prove that every module (linear) Lie derivation\linebreak $ \delta: \mathcal{T} \to \mathcal{T}^{\ast}$  can be decomposed as $ \delta = d + \tau $, where $ d: \mathcal{T} \to \mathcal{T}^{\ast} $ is a module (linear) derivation and $ \tau: \mathcal{T} \to Z_{\mathcal{T}}(\mathcal{T}^{\ast}) $  is a module (linear) map vanishing at commutators if and only if this happens for the corner algebras $A$ and $B$.

Today, by changing the sources of value creation and focusing on intangible resources rather than physical resources, intellectual capital can be used as an indicator to assess the impact of marketing on the performance of businesses, including sports enterprises. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating role of entrepreneurial marketing in the relationship between intellectual capital and performance of sports enterprises.

The statistical population of this study, which was conducted by a descriptive-survey method, consisted of active sports enterprises entrepreneurs in Big Khorasan Province (Razavi, Jonobi & Shomali). Due to the limited population, the statistical sample was considered as a whole (n=150). The data collection tool was a questionnaire consisting of 49 specialized questions on the five-point Likert scale with acceptable validity and reliability. Structural Equation Modeling approach and Partial Least Squares method were used to test the general model fitting of the research.

The results showed that not only entrepreneurial marketing has a moderating role on the relationship between intellectual capital and sport enterprises performance, but also moderates the impact of intellectual capital components (human capital, structural capital and relational capital) on sport enterprises performance.

As a result, one of the most important tasks for managers and entrepreneurs to succeed and improve the financial and non-financial performance of the sports enterprises is to shape and guide entrepreneurial behavior in marketing and management practices.

Paying attention to different aspects of students' mental health paves the way for their academic achievement, at the same time, self-confidence and stress in students are very important aspects in academic performance and other aspects of their lives. The present study aimed to examine the relationship between self confidence and stress in students of Birjand University of Medical Sciences in 2019.

In this study, 348 students were included. Due to the prevalence of corona virous and lack of face-to-face contact with students, data were collected through the Gadzell Student Stress Questionnaire (51 questions) and the Moradi Confidence Questionnaire, which has 30 questions designed by google form. SPSS software and t-test, analysis of variance and correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data.

The mean age of the subjects was 21.34 years with a standard deviation of 1.74 years. In terms of gender, 68.8% were female and the rest were male. Based on the results, a significant relationship was observed between self-confidence and gender and college. Based on the correlation coefficient test, a positive correlation was observed between r and stress (r = 0.431 and p = 0.001).

Students who have a higher level of self-confidence have lower levels of stress, therefore, their stress level can be reduced by strengthening students 'self-confidence, and therefore, holding courses to increase students' self-confidence. It is useful.

White spot syndrome virus (wssv) is the causing agent for white spot disease in shrimp and many crustaceans. This disease is highly contagious and can cause death within 3–10 days under normal culture conditions. Therefore, early diagnosis of the virus is a necessity.

Primers were designed for three regions of the virus genome and one region of the shrimp genome so that they could function together in a reaction. DNA was extracted from 40 samples of shrimp suspected of white spot disease. Primers were then optimized individually to detect white spot virus and after selecting the most suitable one, the virus was detected simultaneously by two pairs of primers. Shrimp genome replication primers were also used as internal control.

Among the designed primers, three pairs of primers were selected that amplified one fragment of the shrimp genome and two fragments of the virus genome. Of the 40 samples examined, 28 samples were positive (infected with the virus) and 12 samples were negative, which completely matched the results obtained with the reference kit.

To detect white spot virus, examination of two regions of the virus genome is sufficient and reduces the possibility of false negatives. It is also effective to use the shrimp genome to control DNA extraction and PCR steps. The single-step method (PCR) is preferable to the two-step method (Nested PCR) due to its reduced probability of contamination and ease of use.

Due to the role of women in society, work-family conflict has had negative consequences on the mental and social health of working women and their families. The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the balance of work -family in female employees in Birjand.

In a cross-sectional descriptive correlation study, 205 female employees working in Birjand city offices were selected by cluster sampling. In addition to demographic questions, the data collection tool was a self-administrated standard 18-item questionnaire by Carlson et al. The data were analyzed by SPSS 19 software using independent t-test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation coefficient.

The mean age of the women was 38.6 ± 7.41 and their mean work experience was 13.36± 6.85. The mean score of the subjects was 29.37± 6.33 out of 45 in the work-family conflict dimension and 35.20 ± 6 6.52 in the family-work conflict dimension. A significant correlation was observed between women's age and work-family conflict variable. A positive and significant correlation was also observed between the two variables of work-family and family-work conflict (P = 0.001).

Given that the mean score of work-family and family-work conflict in female employees is high, educational interventions to improve the balance of work-family and vice versa in working women are recommended to officials and planners.

Happiness and vitality are among the most important and effective components in the process of human life, without which activity, creativity, initiative, invention, and healthy life cannot be created. Happiness is a valuable tool for improving the personality and job performance of employees; meaning that happy people are more successful in the workplace. The creation of social vitality is the priority for comprehensive intervention in South Khorasan Province, Iran, for comprehensive intervention. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the individual and organizational factors related to the social vitality of women working at the Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran.

This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on 214 females working at Birjand University of Medical Sciences selected using a systematic random sampling method in 2019. The 29-item Oxford Happiness Standard was used to collect data to measure social vitality.

The mean score of the femaleschr('39') happiness was estimated at 73.55±12.32 and the majority of the subjects had moderate happiness (60.3%). Moreover, most of the cases had not participated in happiness courses before (85.6%). The results also showed that happiness had no significant relationship with age, educational level, marital status, education level of the spouse, and occupation of spouse among the women (P>0.05); however, happiness showed a significant relationship with income and place of residence (P<0.05).

It seems that the social vitality of working women was moderate; in this respect, it is recommended to officials and planners implement educational interventions to improve the vitality of employees.

Marital disturbance widely impact the quality of marriage in couples. Besides, the lack of communication skills among couples is considered as one of the most significant personal factors influencing marriage distress. Therefore, this research aimed to determine the impact of communication skills training on marital disturbance. 

In this interventional study, the target population was all couples residing in the marginal regions of Birjand City, in 2016. Sixty couples (N=120) were randomly selected and assigned into two groups of intervention (30 couples) and control (30 couples). The data collection instrument consisted of two sections of private information and the Pines couple burnout measure. 

Educational intervention was conducted for the intervention group in six sessions of 120 minutes. The questionnaire was completed before and three months after the intervention, in both groups. Then, the obtained data were analyzed using the chi-squared test, independent t-test, and paired t-test, considering the significant level of 0.05, in SPSS V. 18. The Mean±SD age was 32.27±6.24 years and 34.85±5.74 years in the intervention and control groups, respectively. Also, the Mean±SD marriage life of couples was 7.33±5.29 years and 9.57±5.73 years in the intervention and control groups, respectively. 

The mean of marital disturbance modifications, marital distress, and physical and emotional loss significantly differed between the intervention and control groups (P<0.05). Communication skills training can significantly reduce marital distress and its dimensions, including physical, emotional, and mental retardation, in couples living in the suburb.

Metaphysics has appeared in the Shahnameh, in one of the perspectives, in the form of a conflict between the forces of good (Divine) and the forces of evil (the devil). That is why in most of the stories of Shahnameh, the footprints of one of these forces are clearly visible. The demonic forces that are the subject of the present discussion in the Shahnameh are: the devil, the satan, the demon, the sorcerer, and the dragon. Most of these phenomena can be transformed by relying on the superhuman force and transforming themselves into another and generally desirable form (such as a deceitful woman) and deceiving and misleading the characters in the story. All these phenomena, with all their strength and power, will eventually be destroyed by the hero, who is not without the help of the divine and good forces, and the world will live in relative peace until the next manifestation of these forces. It is noteworthy that as we move from the beginning of the Shahnameh to the historical parts (the end of the Shahnameh), there is a relatively significant change in the type of demonic forces. , for example, In the historical section unlike the mythological and heroic sections, there is no mention of demons, devils, or the daemon, and the dragon, and sometimes the sorcerer, has become the perfect representative of the demonic forces.

In this paper, we study a new enlargement of abstract sub-differential for any IPH function. This nice property, apart from its theoretical importance, gives also the possibility to use the enlargement of abstract sub-differential in finding approximate solutions of inclusions determined by abstract sub-differentials. We define a new enlargement and observe, in the case abstract sub-differential, the relation between this new enlargement and the ε -abstract sub-differential.

Spiritual intelligence is a set of abilities to take advantage of religious resources that can predict a personchr('39')s quality of life and adjustment. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual intelligence and quality of life in nurses of Birjand teaching hospitals in a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. Data were collected by using the Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaires (SISRI-24) and Quality of Life (SF36) and analyzed using the correlation t-test. In this study, 187 subjects were included in the study, of which 42.2% were male and 58.8% were female. The average score of spiritual intelligence of the subjects was 48, which is lower than average. Based on the results of correlation coefficient test, there was a significant relationship between spiritual intelligence and emotional health (r=0.77) and the individualchr('39')s general health score (r=0.20).Based on the results, the spiritual intelligence score of the subjects was moderate and low. On the other hand, spiritual intelligence predicted some areas of quality of life in nurses, Therefore, the implementation of programs aimed at increasing the spiritual intelligence of individuals can increase the quality of life of nurses.

Breast self-examination is a simple, inexpensive, and technology-free tool for early detection of breast cancer, and in most countries, specifically in developing countries, it is the only genuine way to detect breast cancer rapidly. So, the current study was done to determine the factors affecting breast self-examination behavior in housewives.

This descriptive-analytical study was done with 450 housewives aged 20-40 years visiting health centers in Birjand, South Khorasan. The sample was randomly selected using a multistage cluster sampling method. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of demographic information and transtheoretical model constructs and then were entered into the SPSS 19 software. Variables of normal distribution were analyzed using t tests and one-way analysis of variance, while non-normal data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney, and Fisher’s exact tests.

The mean age of women was 30.7 ± 5.2 years. Based on the structure of the change steps, 32.9% of the women were at the precontemplation stage, 19.6% at the contemplation stage, 23.3% at the preparation stage, 18.2% at the action stage, and 6% at the maintenance stage. The mean score was 2.33 ± 0.57 for the decision structure, 2.51 ± 0.82 for the change process, and 1.61 ± 0.81 for the self-efficacy. Among the variables studied, the level of education and awareness showed a significant relationship with the model constructs (p < 0.05).

According to the results of the study, most women studied did not perform breast self-examination. Consequently, it is necessary to perform educational interventions to improve the behavior of breast self-examination.

Start-ups, especially those interested in sustainable wealth creation and the application of academic knowledge and ideas, cannot succeed solely on the basis of one-sided activities. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to explain the structural model of strategic orientations and the commercialization performance of new products in sports start-ups.

This is an applied study and research method was descriptive-survey. The statistical population of this study was the entrepreneurs of active sports startups all over the country. Due to the limited population, the statistical sample was considered as a whole. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 19 specialized questions. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 7 professors of sports management and 2 professors of entrepreneurship. Its reliability was also calculated using Cronbach's alpha test and composite reliability. To analyze data and investigating model fit, structural equation modeling and PLS software were used.

The results showed that strategic orientations including market orientation, technological orientation, and entrepreneurial orientation, have a direct and significant effect on the commercialization performance of new sports products, respectively. Also, the indirect and significant effect of strategic learning was confirmed as a mediating variable.

Entrepreneurs and managers of sports startups should put their company's strategies together in order to achieve the successful commercialization of their products and be constantly looking for new knowledge and its application in different stages of new product production.

The main life skills could promote adolescents' self-esteem. However, to teach all skills requires many resources and prioritization. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate on factors that predict self-esteem in adolescent girls.

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 364 student girls aged 12-14 years old in Birjand, Iran  in 2018 using cluster sampling. Data collected using the Life Skills and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaires. Self-esteem was the dependent variable and the ten main life skills were the independent variables. Statistical analysis was performed using regression in order to assess the predictive factors of self-esteem in adolescent girls.

The mean life skills scores was 138.23 ± 80.26 and the mean self-esteem score was 4.98 ± 4.41. Regression analysis showed that among the ten main life skills, self-awareness (p<0/001), interpersonal relationships (p=0/004) and creative thinking (p=0/005) had a significant relationship with self-esteem. Interpersonal relationships influences creative thinking, and they both influence self-awareness. Self-awareness was the strongest predictor. In other words, the adolescent will have a higher self-esteem by knowing more about strengths and weaknesses and desire of themselves.

The findings suggest that in order to improve self-esteem among adolescents the focus should be on teaching self-awareness, interpersonal relationships and creative thinking skills.

Given the increasing divorce rate and vulnerability of divorced women in society, this study was aimed at the investigation adjustment status post-divorce and related factors in divorced women supported by the Birjand-based Relief Committee.

This descriptive-analytical study was performed on 160 divorced women covered by the Birjand Relief Committee by a multi-stage sampling method in 2018. A demographic questionnaire and the Fisher’s Divorce adjustment Scale were used for data collection. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version19) and analyzed by independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, and Tukey post-hoc tests at α = 0.05.

The mean age of participants was 37.5± 6.2 years and the main cause of divorce in women was addiction of the spouse (44.4%). The total mean score of adjustment in women was 331.1± 56.3, where 62.7% had poor adjustment and 37.3% had moderate adjustment. The mean score of adjustment in employed women was significantly higher than in household women (p <0.001). The adjustment score increased significantly as the education level increased (p=0.027). The results also showed that there was no significant relationship between age, number of child, ex-spouse occupation, duration of the marriage, and years after divorce with post-divorce adjustment.

The results of the present study showed that divorced women, especially housewives and low-educated women, do not have a good adaptation status, therefore perform the interventions needed to improve the compatibility status it is suggested to officials and planners.

Adolescence is an important period in life cycle. However, the fast social and cultural changes plus the complexity and diversity of human relationships put pressure on an adolescent, which require psychosocial abilities to cope with. This study investigated the impact of life skills’ training on adolescent girls.

This was an experimental study with pre- and post-test design. The population included student girls aged 12-14 years old in Birjand, Iran, in 2018. The life skills questionnaire of Saatchi and colleagues was used for data collection. The participants completed the questionnaire before and two months after the training. The training included six sessions of a theory-based educational intervention for the adolescents on anger management and stress control skills and a session for their parents.

The mean life skills scores were 124.57 ± 43.28 and 148.35 ± 85.25 in the intervention group and 142.4 ± 34.10 and 139.79 ± 95.13 in the control group, respectively indicating that life skills significantly increased in all aspects in the treatment group.

The findings suggest that training on anger management and stress control based on social cognitive theory is effective on improving life skills in adolescents.

This study was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effectiveness of decent language education based on Islamic teachings on attachment to spouse of women with marital conflicts. The research had a semi-experimental design with pretest-posttest and control group. The statistical population included all the women with marital conflicts referring to intervention center in family, personal and social crises in Birjand city in the third quarter of 1394. From among these women, 32 women were selected through convenience sampling  and randomly assigned into two groups of 16, responding to Bartholomew and Horowitz’s adult attachment scale. The women in control groups received speech education lessons based on Islamic teachings in nine 60-minute sessions. The findings of multivariate covariance analysis indicated the effectiveness of decent language education based on Islamic teachings on reducing the amount of avoidant attachment and anxiety towards the spouse. Hence, raining speech health in order to activate beneficial speech and inhibition of language sins based on Islamic teachings can affect attachment to spouse.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer among women. Monthly breast Self-Examination is an important screening strategy for early detection of breast cancer, but few women do this. The purpose of this study was to determine predictors of breast self-examination behavior in housewives based on the trans-theoretical model. This descriptive-analytic study was incorporated 450 housewives aged between 20 to 40 years old referring to health centers in Birjand. Sampling was through the Stratified Sampling method. Data collection was carried out through a researcher-made questionnaire including demographic information and dimensions of the meta-theory model and knowledge questions whose validity and reliability were confirmed. The data were analyzed by SPSS 19 software and analyzed by multivariate logistic regression and Pearson correlation coefficient test. Mean age of the housewives was 30.75±5.24 years. As regarding the stages of transition in breast self-examination (BSE) behavior, 32.9% were in the pre-contemplation stage, 19.6% in contemplation, 23.3% in preparedness, 18.2% in action, and 6% in maintenance stages. Regression analysis showed that self-efficacy, knowledge, and education level were predictors of BSE. The findings of the study showed that self-efficacy and knowledge were predictors of BSE. Therefore, BSE behavior can be reinforced via educational programs that aim at increasing awareness and self-efficacy among women.

Premenstrual syndrome is one of the most common disorders of reproductive age, which has significant effects on women's economic, social and professional status. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Iron and vitamin D supplementation on the severity of premenstrual syndrome symptoms through High school Students in the City of Birjand in 2015- 2016. This quasi-experimental study was performed on 149 students in the grade of Junior high school and senior high school which were selected by random sampling. The participants completed the standard questionnaire for the screening of premenstrual symptoms in order to measure the mood, physical symptoms and effects of these symptoms in the three stages before and after 16 weeks of iron and 9 months of vitamin D supplementation. Data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 16) using Chi-square test, repeat ANOVA, one-way ANOVA and Friedman non-parametric test were analyzed at a significant level less than 0.05. There were 56 students (37.6%) in the PMS group, 19 (12.8%) in the PMDD group and 74 (49.7%) in the non-affected group. The comparison of scores in three study periods showed that the severity of affective symptoms (p=0.005) and effects of the symptoms (p=0.015) in the PMDD group, and only the effects of symptoms (p=0.011) in the PMS group, were reduced, But there was no change in the scores of somatic symptoms in these two groups. In non-affected group, the scores of these three areas showed a significant increase. The Iron and vitamin D supplementation may reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome. Further studies are recommended in this area

One of the most important elements of designing medical education curriculum with entrepreneurial approach is teaching and learning strategies that plays a key role in the implementation and effectiveness of the curriculum. Teaching methods must be tailored to the objectives and content of the teaching and tailored to the needs of the learners. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the teaching and learning strategies in the medical education curriculum with the approach of entrepreneurship education. This study is a systematic review. The search for the present study was carried out with entrepreneurial keywords, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship curriculum, entrepreneurship teaching strategies in the field of medical education. In this regard, Web site articles, ISCs, SIDs and Magiran, Google scholar, ProQuest, sagepub, PubMed and library studies were searched in books and scientific papers published between 1990 and 2017. A total of 71 sources were studied. In an entrepreneurial curriculum, teacher teaching strategies in the classroom should be closely linked to the creativity and innovation of the students. Effective entrepreneurship education requires providing various facilities, including teaching methods, and introduces acquaintance to instructors with an almost complete set of teaching methods for teaching.

Female heads of households stand as a vulnerable group who are exposed to various psychological and social harms. The purpose of this study was to determine the mental health and coping skills of female heads of households in Birjand in 2017.
This cross-sectional study incorporated 200 women (age range: 20-50 years) that were covered by the Relief Committee. They were selected by cluster sampling method where participants were selected via proportional allocation from each region in Birjand. The data were collected by Lazarus’ Ways of Coping Questionnaire and the standard General Health Questionnaire. Data were analyzed in SPSS 19 using Chi-square, independent t-test, one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis tests.
The mean age of women was 38.5 ± 36.7 years old. They acted as heads mainly because of divorce (48.5% of them). Only 11.6% had a satisfactory mental health and 77.5% had problem-oriented coping skills. There was no significant relationship between mental health and coping skills. Among demographic variables, only employment status and education correlated with mental health, so that social dysfunction was significantly greater in employed women. Women with higher education levels had higher depression. Employment status was also significantly associated with coping styles where unemployed women were more emotion-oriented than the employed ones.
The female heads of households in this study fail to have proper mental health. Thus, there is the need for planning effective interventions and consequently improving living conditions and mental health of these women.

The age of first pregnancy can have important effects on the rate of social changes, periodic fertility rates, and economic issues. In this study, variables affecting the age of first pregnancy, were investigated in couples of Birjand city.
This 4-year retrospective cohort study, was conducted in 2015 on 180 couples of Birjand city, who were contracted marriage in 2011. The data collection tool was a checklist consisting of questions, such as birth date of the first child (if they had children), the birth year of the woman and the man, the education of the woman and the man, the occupation of the woman and the man (before and after the marriage), and so on. Data were analyzed using Cox regression method.
57.2% of the respondents had children and the rest were excluded. The mean age of the mother at the time of birth of the first child was 24.72±4.19. Cox regression analysis showed that among the studied variables, man's age at marriage, man's place of birth, insurance, man's occupation, place of residence, and woman’s occupation (before marriage) can be the variables affecting the age of first pregnancy.
According to the results of the present study, pregnancy at young ages mostly occurs in women who are at the lower socioeconomic level. Therefore, it is suggested that family planning policies should be implemented more purposefully and more focused on medium to high socioeconomic levels.

Cigarette smoking is a complex learning process and educational programs play an important role in empowering people by providing the necessary knowledge and knowledge. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of education based on the theory of planned behavior on cigarette smoking in smoker men in the city of Zirkoh.
In this semi-experimental study, sampling was performed in cluster fashion in 1395 among smokers who were covered by all health houses in Zirkouh with a sample size of 94 (n=47).The sample size was 94 people (intervention and control group, each of 47). Data collection tools included a questionnaire based on the theory of planned behavior structures, that its validity and reliability has been approved. The educational intervention was performed in 6 sessions of 90 minutes for the intervention group and the questionnaire was completed for both groups before, immediately and three months after the intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 19) using an independent t-test, Chi-Square and repeated analysis of variance (ANOVA) at a significant level of 0.05.
The results showed significant differences in mean of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, behavioral intention and behavior in smoking in the experimental group after the intervention had occurred (P0.05).
According to the results, Education based on the theory of planned behavior has a positive impact on smoking behavior, Therefore, it is recommended that the above educational model is used to modify the behavior of smokers.

Research self-efficacy is the main factor influencing successful administration and pursuing of research by postgraduate students. This study aimed to determine research self-efficacy among postgraduate students at Birjand University of Medical Sciences (BUMS) in 2015-16. This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 200 master and PhD students at BUMS in 2015-16 academic year who were selected by census method. Data were collected by means of Phillips and Russell’s research self-efficacy questionnaire whose validity and reliability had already been confirmed. The collected data were analyzed using independent t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regression. A total of 154 questionnaires were analyzed. The average age of students was 30.51±6.3 years. The mean score of research self-efficacy was 180.43±53.1 (out of 297) and showed a significant difference in terms of education and marital status being significantly higher in PhD students (223.24±18.84) and single students (189.45±33.52). However, no significant difference was found in research self-efficacy scores in terms of gender, residential status, and faculty. There was a significant direct relationship between grade point average and research self-efficacy (r=0.290, p=0.0001). The results showed that the research self-efficacy of the postgraduate students at BUMS was at an average level and appropriate educational interventions are required to enhance research self-efficacy.