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The Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Occupational Commitment of Prospective and Professional Translators

Journal of Language Teaching and Research
Journal · Vol. 16 · Issue 3 · pp. 715-725
Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between self-efficacy and occupational commitment of prospective and professional translators in Türkiye. It was found in the study that both scales did not exhibit a normal distribution (General Self-Efficacy Scale: Kolmogorov-Smirnov Sig. 0.000; Occupational Commitment Scale Sig. 0.000; p < 0.05). Because of the non-normal distribution of the scales, non-parametric tests were employed for the analysis: the Mann Whitney-U test for independent variables with two categories, the Kruskal Wallis H-Test for those with three or more categories, and the Spearman Rank correlation for correlations. Upon finding a significant difference in comparisons, the source of the difference was identified through the Mann-Whitney U-Test and Bonferroni correction. Frequencies, percentages, and means were calculated. The findings were explained in the analysis section. © 2025 ACADEMY PUBLICATION.

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self-efficacy general self-efficacy scale occupational commitment occupational commitment scale

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Department of Translation and Interpreting, Bartin Üniversitesi, Bartin, Bartin, Turkey
Department of Social Studies Education, Bartin Üniversitesi, Bartin, Bartin, Turkey
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