scholarly journals Development and validity evidence of the multidimensional scale of sexual self-concept in a Spanish-speaking context

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Ferrer-Urbina ◽  
Geraldy Lorena Sepúlveda-Páez ◽  
Diego-Tomás Henríquez ◽  
Daniel Ignacio Acevedo-Castillo ◽  
Débora Alejandra Llewellyn-Alvarado
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Important Public Health Problem ◽  
Total Size ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
Time Space

Abstract Background/objective STIs and HIV/AIDS are an important public health problem, transmitted by risky sex behaviours. In this context, it is necessary to identify protective factors, of those behaviours, as sexual self-concept. Sexual self-concept is a multidimensional trait (i.e. sexual self-esteem; sexual self-efficacy; and sexual assertiveness), but, in an extensive review, we did not find any measure to assess this multidimensional construct in a Spanish-speaking context. The objective of this research is development a scale to assess sexual self-concept in young people and adults. Method Time-space sampling with a total size of 792 participants, coming from the two Chilean cities (i.e. Arica and Iquique) with the highest HIV rates, aged between 17 and 53 years old (ME = 23.42; SD = 6.33), with 66.2% women (N = 500), 33.6% men (N = 258). Results Final scale has 16 items and 4 dimensions: sexual self-esteem, sexual self-efficacy, assertive sexual communication, and assertive sexual behaviour. The identified structure provides satisfactory levels of reliability (ω > .8) and presents robust evidence of validity, based on the internal structure of the test, using ESEM (RMSEA = .060; CFI = .99; TLI = .98), evidence of validity based on relationship to other variables (i.e. risky sexual behaviour) and measurement invariance between men and women. Conclusions The multidimensional scale of sexual self-concept has adequate psychometric properties to assess sexual self-concept in equivalent samples.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Identity Formation as Learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-280
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi ◽  
Eero Ropo ◽  
Pekka Räihä
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Learning Identity ◽  
The Way

This study aimed to explore how adolescents performed towards their identity as learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie (SBP) through a phenomenographic approach. More specifically, the research had purpose to understand the way adolescents construct their learning identity in a school environment. The findings suggested that there were variations in the way adolescents experienced their learning identity that might encourage them to achieve different degrees of motivation, self-perceptions (self-efficacy, self-concept, and self-esteem), autonomy, and self-development towards their identity as learners. In this study, students exhibited a high level of self-efficacy and self-development, an average level of self-esteem and autonomy, and close to an average level of self-concept and motivation in constructing their identity as learners. The students also revealed that the highest accomplishment of their experiences was in showing their confidence towards learning attitude, whereas the lowest one was in adult attachment. Adult attachment therefore is pivotal to moderate students who have either low willingness to study or low self-conception.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pembentukan identitas remaja sebagai peserta didik di Sekolah Sukma Bangsa Pidie (SBP) melalui pendekatan fenomenografi. Lebih khusus lagi, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana remaja membangun identitas pembelajaran mereka di lingkungan sekolah. Temuan menunjukkan adanya variasi cara remaja membentuk identitas mereka, yang mendorong mereka mencapai tingkat motivasi, persepsi diri (self-efficacy, self-concept, dan self esteem), otonomi, dan pengembangan diri yang berbeda. Dalam penelitian ini, siswa menunjukkan tingkat self-efficacy dan self-development yang tinggi, tingkat self-esteem dan otonomi yang rata-rata serta konsep diri dan motivasi mendekati tingkat rata-rata. Pengalaman siswa yang paling tinggi menunjukkan kepercayaan diri terhadap sikap belajar, sedangkan yang terendah menunjukkan keterikatan pada orang dewasa. Oleh karena itu, keterikatan pada orang dewasa sangat penting bagi siswa yang memiliki kesediaan untuk belajar atau konsepsi diri rendah.]

Experiences and Expectations in Evaluating Preparation for an Examination

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 895-898 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karl Schweizer
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Oral Examination ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Personal Optimism ◽  
Past Experiences

The predictability of the evaluation of preparing for an oral examination by means of self-concept and self-esteem as well as optimism and self-efficacy was investigated in a sample of 49 university students. Self-concept was measured by Frankfurter Selbstkonzeptskalen, self-esteem by the 16PF-O scale, personal optimism, social optimism, and self-efficacy by Fragebogen für Personalen Optimismus und Sozialen Optimismus—Erweitert, and the evaluation of the preparation by a self-report sheet. Data were collected 5 wk. before the examination. The self-report sheet was given again one week before the examination. Significant correlations of self-report scores with self-concept scores as well as 16PF-O scores representing past experiences were found for the first assessment. The correlations with personal optimism scores and self-efficacy scores representing expectations were also significant for the second assessment.

Injury and Depression: The Mediating Effects of Self-Concept

1992 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica A. Seff ◽  
Viktor Gecas ◽  
Margaret P. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Direct And Indirect Effects ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
Work Limitation ◽  
The Relationship

This study further specifies the relationship between injury, self-conceptions, and depression. With the use of path analysis, we look at the direct and indirect effects of pain and work limitation associated with a job-related injury on self-efficacy, self-esteem and depression for a sample of injured workers (N = 1,037). As expected, we found that self-efficacy and self-esteem are negatively associated with depression, while work limitation and pain are positively associated with depression. We also found that work limitation has additional indirect effects on depression through its effect on self-efficacy and self-esteem. Pain has an additional indirect effect on depression via its effect on self-efficacy and work limitation. These findings support our expectation that self-concept significantly mediates the relationship between physical injury and depression.

scholarly journals The Influence of Organization Based Self-Esteem, Role Breadth Self-Efficacy and Voluntary Learning Behavior on Career Success through Mediation of Perceived Employability: A Case of Pakistani Banking

2017 ◽  
Vol II (I) ◽  
pp. 253-272
Author(s):  
Muhammad Wasim Akram ◽  
Shaza Mahar ◽  
Mohib Ullah
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Success ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Learning Behavior ◽  
Perceived Employability ◽  
The Relationship

The researcher showcases the influence of organization-based self-esteem, role breadth self-efficacy and voluntary learning behavior in comparison to career success. The objective of the study was to explore the relationship between selfconcepts and career success. The data was collected through questionnaire from the personnel employed in banks. The employees have a great influence on both antecedents of career success through perceived employability. In order to increase the performance, specific abilities and skills of employees this study will be helpful. Results showed significance of 2 self-concept organizationbased self-esteem and voluntary learning behavior with career success and one insignificant result with role breadth self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Adolescents’ Identity Formation as Learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie, Aceh, Indonesia

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-280
Author(s):  
Nurhayati Nurhayati ◽  
Ratna Sari Dewi ◽  
Eero Ropo ◽  
Pekka Räihä
Keyword(s):  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adult Attachment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Average Level ◽  
Self Development ◽  
Learning Identity ◽  
The Way

This study aimed to explore how adolescents performed towards their identity as learners in Sukma Bangsa School Pidie (SBP) through a phenomenographic approach. More specifically, the research had purpose to understand the way adolescents construct their learning identity in a school environment. The findings suggested that there were variations in the way adolescents experienced their learning identity that might encourage them to achieve different degrees of motivation, self-perceptions (self-efficacy, self-concept, and self-esteem), autonomy, and self-development towards their identity as learners. In this study, students exhibited a high level of self-efficacy and self-development, an average level of self-esteem and autonomy, and close to an average level of self-concept and motivation in constructing their identity as learners. The students also revealed that the highest accomplishment of their experiences was in showing their confidence towards learning attitude, whereas the lowest one was in adult attachment. Adult attachment therefore is pivotal to moderate students who have either low willingness to study or low self-conception.[Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pembentukan identitas remaja sebagai peserta didik di Sekolah Sukma Bangsa Pidie (SBP) melalui pendekatan fenomenografi. Lebih khusus lagi, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana remaja membangun identitas pembelajaran mereka di lingkungan sekolah. Temuan menunjukkan adanya variasi cara remaja membentuk identitas mereka, yang mendorong mereka mencapai tingkat motivasi, persepsi diri (self-efficacy, self-concept, dan self esteem), otonomi, dan pengembangan diri yang berbeda. Dalam penelitian ini, siswa menunjukkan tingkat self-efficacy dan self-development yang tinggi, tingkat self-esteem dan otonomi yang rata-rata serta konsep diri dan motivasi mendekati tingkat rata-rata. Pengalaman siswa yang paling tinggi menunjukkan kepercayaan diri terhadap sikap belajar, sedangkan yang terendah menunjukkan keterikatan pada orang dewasa. Oleh karena itu, keterikatan pada orang dewasa sangat penting bagi siswa yang memiliki kesediaan untuk belajar atau konsepsi diri rendah.]

scholarly journals Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Self Esteem As Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Margaret Ose Asika
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Edo State

This study examined Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State. The main purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics of Junior Secondary School students in Edo state. The study adopted the correlation research design. A sample of 3,639 was drawn from a population of 36,615 junior students in Edo state. The data generated for the study were obtained through a self designed questionnaire. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression were used to analysed the data collected. The result obtained revealed the following: there was a positive relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students, there was also a negative relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students in Edo state. The study thus concluded that self-concept and self-efficacy are not only significantly related to academic performance, they significantly predict academic performance of students. It was therefore recommended that adequate and sufficient attention must be given to sustain the development of positive self-concept and self-efficacy of students in the school system, while deliberate efforts should be made to build up the self-esteem of the students and Teachers should be offered professional guidance by educational authorities on these self-constructs in students as an avenue to improve on students’ academic performance.

Assessment of the Efficacy of a Peer Mentoring Program in a University Setting

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 685-696 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel A. Alonso ◽  
Gloria Castaño ◽  
Ana M. Calles ◽  
Silvia Sánchez-Herrero
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Academic Setting ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Formal Mentoring Program ◽  
University Setting

In the present study, the efficacy of a formal mentoring program applied to fourth and fifth year students of the Psychology Faculty of the Complutense University is assessed. In this program, fifth-year students took on the role of mentors and fourth-year students, the role of mentees. To assess the efficacy, the group of mentors was compared with a group of non-mentors and the group of mentees with a group of non-mentees, before and after the program, taking into account the variables related to career development function (knowledge acquired of the academic setting and satisfaction with the career of Psychology) and the psychosocial function (self-concept, self-esteem, self-efficacy, and involvement).The results show a statistically significant increase in the knowledge acquired about the academic setting as a consequence of the program, both in the group of mentors and in the group of mentees. Moreover, the mentors achieved a better average grade in the subjects of the specialty of Work Psychology. There were no statistically significant differences between the experimental group and the control group in satisfaction with the career of Psychology, or in self-concept, self-esteem, or self-efficacy.

scholarly journals Perceived gender inequality, sexual communication self-efficacy, and sexual behaviour among female undergraduate students in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam

Sexual Health ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Cong Bui ◽  
Christine M. Markham ◽  
Michael W. Ross ◽  
Mark L. Williams ◽  
R. Palmer Beasley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Sexual Behaviour ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Sexual Communication ◽  
Mekong Delta ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
First Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Vaginal Sex

Background Worldwide, the literature on sexual behaviour has documented associations between gender-based relationship inequality and sexual communication ability and the actual use of condoms or other contraceptives among young women. This study aimed to examine these associations among undergraduate female students in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 1181 female third-year students from two universities in the Mekong Delta was conducted. Latent variable modelling and logistic regression were employed to examine the hypothesised associations. Results: Among the 72.4% of students who had ever had boyfriends, 44.8% indicated that their boyfriends had asked for sex, 13% had had penile–vaginal sex and 10.3% had had oral sex. For those who had had penile–vaginal sex, 33% did not use any contraceptive method, including condoms, during their first sexual intercourse. The greater a student’s perception that women were subordinate to men, the lower her self-efficacy for sexual communication and the lower her actual frequency of discussing safer sex matters and asking her partner to use a condom. Sexual communication self-efficacy was associated with actual contraceptive use (P = 0.039) but only marginally with condom use (P = 0.092) at first sexual intercourse. Conclusion: Sexual health promotion strategies should address the influence of gender relations on young women’s sexual communication self-efficacy and the subsequent impact on actual contraceptive and condom use.

scholarly journals Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Self Esteem as Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Margaret Ose Asika
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Edo State

This study examined Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State. The main purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics of Junior Secondary School students in Edo state. The study adopted the correlation research design. A sample of 3,639 was drawn from a population of 36,615 junior students in Edo state. The data generated for the study were obtained through a self designed questionnaire. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression were used to analysed the data collected. The result obtained revealed the following: there was a positive relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students, there was also a negative relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students in Edo state. The study thus concluded that self-concept and self-efficacy are not only significantly related to academic performance, they significantly predict academic performance of students. It was therefore recommended that adequate and sufficient attention must be given to sustain the development of positive self-concept and self-efficacy of students in the school system, while deliberate efforts should be made to build up the self-esteem of the students and Teachers should be offered professional guidance by educational authorities on these self-constructs in students as an avenue to improve on students’ academic performance.

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