Measuring Adolescent Social and Academic Self-Efficacy

Objective: This study examines the psychometric strength, including cross-ethnic validity, of two subscales of Muris’ Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children: Academic Self-Efficacy (ASE) and Social Self-Efficacy (SSE). Methods: A large ethnically diverse sample of 3,358 early and late adolescents completed surveys including the ASE and SSE. Analyses focused on the subscales’ psychometric properties for the aggregate sample as well as for specific racial/ethnic subgroups. Results: For the ASE, Cronbach’s α for the aggregate sample is .85, ranging from .84 to .86 across racial/ethnic subgroups. For the SSE, the aggregate Cronbach’s α is .81, ranging from .77 to .86 across these subgroups. Conclusions: While aggregate findings indicate psychometric strength, analyses of cross-ethnic validity find some factor structure and item loading differences across racial/ethnic subgroups, indicating the need to ensure accurate measurement of self-efficacy across diverse youth samples.

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“I Got This!”

Mood Prep 101 ◽

10.1093/med-psych/9780190914301.003.0005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 67-78

Author(s):

Carol Landau

Keyword(s):

Student Success ◽

Learning Theory ◽

Social Learning Theory ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Social Self ◽

Albert Bandura ◽

Lack Of Control ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

This chapter discusses the role of self-efficacy and confidence as foundations for student success and well-being. Based on the work of Albert Bandura and social learning theory, the goal is for individuals to feel that they are able to identify and solve problems on their own. Low self-efficacy can lead to depression because a lack of control causes disappointment and pessimism. Academic self-efficacy is identified as one of the factors that is necessary for a positive college experience. A case of a student with limited social self-efficacy is examined, with suggestions of how parents can help, including how to give accurate and optimistic feedback based on strengths and weaknesses. There is also a section on how bias and stereotyping undercut the feeling of self-efficacy and how parents can encourage their teens to push back and not internalize these prejudices.

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ASSESSMENT OF THE TEACHERS’ SELF-EFFICACY LEVEL IN ARAB SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN MALAYSIA USING TWO DIMENTIONAL SCALE OF SELF-EFFICACY

International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling ◽

10.35631/ijepc.640005 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (40) ◽

pp. 60-73

Author(s):

Mervat Alasaad ◽

Wail Said

Keyword(s):

Secondary Schools ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Study Data ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Social Self ◽

Arab Schools ◽

High Level ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the level of self-efficacy among teachers in Arab Secondary Schools in Malaysia and to validate the two-dimensional scale of self-efficacy including academic and social self-efficacy. Methods: A quantitative research methodology was adopted in this study. Data was collected using random sampling from 101 teachers working in Arab schools in Malaysia. The collected data were statistically analysed using the SPSS. Findings: The findings show a low level of academic self-efficacy and a high level of social self-efficacy among the teachers. Further, this study also validated the two-dimensional scale of teachers’ self-efficacy with social and academic self-efficacy. Originality: To the best of the current study author's knowledge, this study is one of its own kind and no such study has been conducted before.

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Assessing Racial/Ethnic and Gender Gaps in Political Science PhD Students’ Methodological Self-Efficacy

Political Science and Politics ◽

10.1017/s1049096521001116 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-6

Author(s):

Amy Erica Smith ◽

Shauna N. Gillooly ◽

Heidi Hardt

Keyword(s):

Political Science ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Methodological Approach ◽

Ethnic Disparities ◽

Gender Gaps ◽

Political Methodology ◽

And Gender ◽

Academic Self Efficacy ◽

Racial Ethnic ◽

Phd Programs

ABSTRACT Most research on diversity within political methodology focuses on gender while overlooking racial and ethnic gaps. Our study investigates how race/ethnicity and gender relate to political science PhD students’ methodological self-efficacy, as well as their general academic self-efficacy. By analyzing a survey of 300 students from the top 50 US-based political science PhD programs, we find that race and ethnicity correlate with quantitative self-efficacy: students identifying as Black/African American and as Middle Eastern/North African express lower confidence in their abilities than white students. These gaps persist after accounting for heterogeneity among PhD programs, professional and socioeconomic status, and preferred methodological approach. However, small bivariate gender gaps disappear in multivariate analysis. Furthermore, gaps in quantitative self-efficacy may explain racial/ethnic disparities in students’ broader academic self-efficacy. We argue that the documented patterns likely lead to continued underrepresentation of marginalized groups in the political methodology student body and professoriate.

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Interest in Extra Curricular Activities and Self Efficacy of Senior Secondary School Students in Cross River State, Nigeria

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v13n8p79 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (8) ◽

pp. 79

Author(s):

Achi N. Bekomson ◽

Melvina N. Amalu ◽

Anthony N. Mgban ◽

Kingsley B. Abang

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Face Validity ◽

Social Self ◽

Moral Self ◽

Cross River ◽

Cross River State ◽

Ex Post ◽

Reliability Method ◽

Extra Curricular Activities ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

The main purpose of the study was to find out if interest in extra-curricular activities has any influence on self-efficacy with reference to social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, language self-efficacy and moral self-efficacy. The ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. A sample of 1,586 students was randomly selected from the public secondary schools in Cross River State for the study. A questionnaire titled “Interest in Extra Curricular Activity and Self-Efficacy (IECASEQ) was the instrument used for data collection. The face validity of the instrument was determined by two experts in test and measurement and two in educational psychology. The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach Alpha reliability method. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results revealed that interest in co-curricular activities significantly influenced social self-efficacy, academic self-efficacy, language self-efficacy, moral self-efficacy and overall self-efficacy. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that teacher and school administrators should create opportunities for students to travel for excursions, and not see involvement in co-curricular activities as a distraction to students.

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The Investigation of Relations Among Self-Efficacy in Adolescents, Self-Perception of Parental Role and Adolescents’ Subjective Well-Being

New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences ◽

10.18844/prosoc.v5i4.3892 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 101-111

Author(s):

Melis Seray Ozden-Yıldırım

Keyword(s):

Research Group ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Parental Role ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Social Self ◽

Self Perception ◽

Social And Emotional ◽

Parental Roles ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

Self-efficacy refers to beliefs about one’s capabilities to learn or perform behaviors at different areas such as academic, social and emotional. Thereby self-efficacy in adolescents can be related with their subjective well-being, defined as a person’s cognitive and affective evaluations of his life. The second important factor that can be related with adolescents’ subjective well-being is their parents’ self-perception of their parental roles on the level of competence, role satisfaction, investment and role balance. On this basis the aim of this study is to investigate the relations among self-efficacy in adolescents, self- perception of parental role and adolescents’ subjective well-being. The research group was conducted by 390 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 and their parents. Data was collected with Demographical Information Form, Self-Efficacy Scale for Children, Self-Perception of Parental Scale and Adolescent Subjective Well-Being Scale. The findings indicated that academic self-efficacy, social self-efficacy, emotional self-efficacy and competence of mother were predicting adolescents’ subjective well-being significantly. Keywords: Adolescent, self-efficacy, parental role, subjective well-being.

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