en Educational Studies پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#339966;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective:</b> Research self-efficacy can be defined as individuals&#39; beliefs and judgments about their own abilities in the field of research. The present study aimed to identify and explain the facilitating and inhibiting factors of research self-efficacy among graduate students at Islamic Azad University in Hormozgan.<br> <b>Methods</b>: The research was conducted using a qualitative approach with an inductive coding system. To identify the factors influencing the research self-efficacy of graduate students, semi-structured interviews were conducted with experts, professors, and research deputies of universities in Hormozgan province. Purposeful sampling was used, and data saturation was reached after 20 interviews.<br> <b>Results</b>: The results showed that 24 factors, such as mastery of research fundamentals, the scientific structure of the university, and student participation in research activities, strengthen research self-efficacy. Conversely, 17 factors, including poor communication between professors, students, and industry, and neglecting students&#39; abilities, had an inhibiting role.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: Furthermore, effective performance of professors, elimination of traditional teaching methods, strengthening research interactions, and establishing professional connections with researchers were recognized as the most important strategies for enhancing research self-efficacy.</span></span></span></span></div> Self-Efficacy, Research Self-Efficacy Components, Postgraduate Students, Islamic Azad University 0 0 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-311-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Ali Ebrahimi Ghale Ghazi Ali.ebr.gh@gmail.com 0009-0007-3850-4035 No Department of Educational Sciences, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran Kolsum Nami Knami88@gmail.com 0000-0001-6643-0925 Yes Department of Educational Sciences, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran Mokhtar Zakeri mokhtarzakeri365@cfu.ac.ir 0000-0002-7322-6241 No Department of Educational sciences ,Farhangian University, P.O.Box14665-889, Tehran, Iran Mahmoud Sabahizadeh Mahmoudsabahi@gmail.com 0000-0002-0092-7389 No Department of Educational sciences ,Farhangian University, P.O.Box14665-889, Tehran, Iran