INTEREST IN ACADEMIA CORRELATES WITH WRITING SELF-EFFICACY, WILLINGNESS TO MENTOR, AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF ACADEMIC PHARMACISTS IN NIGERIA
ADAOBI UCHENNA MOSANYA1*, IFUNANYA IKHILE2, CHUKWUEMEKA MICHEAL UBAKA1, MAXWELL OGOCHUKWU ADIBE1
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Management, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
- Medical Education Centre, B114 Medical School, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Afr. J Pharm Res Dev; Volume 17(1): 78-85 ; 2025
ABSTRACT
High interest in academia correlates with greater writing self-efficacy and is associated with greater engagement in mentoring and organizational commitment. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the correlation of interest in academia with academic writing self-efficacy, willingness to mentor on research publication, organizational commitment, and work engagement of academic pharmacists in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey using a validated paper-based questionnaire, which consisted of demographics, interest in academic pharmacy, writing self-efficacy, willingness to mentor, organizational commitment, and work engagement, was conducted among academic pharmacists in Nigeria. The minimum sample size was determined using the Raosoft sample size calculator. Data were collected from academic pharmacists during the National conference of the Nigeria Association of Pharmacists in Academia (NAPA) and from various accredited pharmacy schools in Nigeria between July & October 2024. Data analysis was done using the IBM SPSS software version 27 at a p < 0.05 level of significance. The respondents were 135 (62% of the sample size). Most were men (57%), and the modal age category was 30-49 years (53.1 %). More than 50% have a PhD. About two-thirds of the respondents considered themselves mentors, while more than 80% have benefited from mentorship. A significant positive correlation between interest in academic pharmacy and writing self-efficacy (r = 0.362, p<0.001), willingness to mentor (r=0.378, p<0.001), and organizational commitment (r = 0.247, p = 0.009) was observed. However, the correlation with work engagement was not statistically significant (r = 0.096, p = 0.327). This study identified significant positive correlations between interest in academic pharmacy and writing self-efficacy, willingness to mentor, and organizational commitment among academic pharmacists in Nigeria.
Keywords: Academic pharmacy, writing, self-efficacy, mentorship, organizational commitment, work engagement.
Email of correspondence: adaobi.mosanya@unn.edu.ng;
https://doi.org/10.59493/ajopred/2025.1.9 ISSN: 0794-800X (print); 1596-2431 (online)