Self-efficacy, Emotional Regulation, and the Novice Interpreter

Item

Title
Self-efficacy, Emotional Regulation, and the Novice Interpreter
Creator
Alexa Milam
degree
Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies
Type
Action Research Project
Date
3/20/2025
Abstract
Many novice interpreters experience issues with self-efficacy and emotional regulation as they begin their professional careers. Although there is substantial research supporting connections between self-efficacy and performance, intrapersonal emotions and competence, and many other areas related to these topics, I believe it is important to appreciate the interconnectedness of each of these concepts and for new interpreters especially to fully understand how they are impacting our work. My action research focuses on my experience as a novice interpreter and what I have noticed about my struggle to remain confident enough to access the skills that I have spent years acquiring, in order to succeed as a professional interpreter. It was my goal to understand why interpreters may lack confidence and have trouble accessing foundational skills and tools when they are faced with interpreting interactions that are unfamiliar or difficult, and if this has any relation to the emotional regulation skills, or lack of, that they possess. I also aimed to identify what I can do, in regard to building emotional regulation skills, to combat the negative effects of the natural self-efficacy development period that all new professionals must undergo. Through a combination of surveys, journaling, analysis methods, and various implementations in my professional routine, I hope to yield results that will support other novice interpreters in carrying out self-analysis, building on self-efficacy, and perhaps even furthering this research.
note
Amanda Smith
Elisa Maroney
Rights
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Language
eng
Type
text
Identifier
arp_20250416c
Item sets
Graduate Work
Media
AlexaMilam_ARP_2025.pdf