background: researchers have suggested that the general self efficacy can substantially contribute to organizational theory research and practice. Therefore it is important to study the psychometric properties of schwarzer and jerusalems general self efficacy scaleamong staff of the state universities in Tehran. Method: 400 employees who completedthe GSE scale were selected using multistage cluster sampling method. Results: the results of principle components analysis obviously supported the one factor structure of GSE. Conclusion: considering the results as well as the authentic history of research on the GSE scale at a global level it can be concluded that the GSE is an appropriate instrument to measure self efficacy of university staff that can be used in other researches.
delavar,A and najafi,M . (2013). The psychometric properties of the general self efficacy scale among university staff. Quarterly of Educational Measurement, 4(12), 87-104.
MLA
delavar,A , and najafi,M . "The psychometric properties of the general self efficacy scale among university staff", Quarterly of Educational Measurement, 4, 12, 2013, 87-104.
HARVARD
delavar A, najafi M. (2013). 'The psychometric properties of the general self efficacy scale among university staff', Quarterly of Educational Measurement, 4(12), pp. 87-104.
CHICAGO
A delavar and M najafi, "The psychometric properties of the general self efficacy scale among university staff," Quarterly of Educational Measurement, 4 12 (2013): 87-104,
VANCOUVER
delavar A, najafi M. The psychometric properties of the general self efficacy scale among university staff. Quarterly of Educational Measurement. 2013;4(12):87-104 (In Persian).
