scholarly journals Procrastination in Blended Learning The Role of General Self-efficacy, and Active and Passive Procrastination

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Sanecka
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Self Efficacy

scholarly journals Procrastination in Blended Learning The Role of General Self-efficacy, and Active and Passive Procrastination

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 49-65
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Sanecka
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
University Course ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Negative Link

Despite the growing empirical interest in academic procrastination in the distance learning, there are only limited studies on the determinants of this phenomenon in the blended learning programmes. The present study investigates the relationships between general self-efficacy, two types of procrastination (active and passive procrastination), and the behavioural tendency to postpone learning activities in a blended learning university course using Moodle platform. Results indicate that passive procrastination is strongly positively associated with procrastination in blended learning, while perceived self-efficacy and active procrastination are unrelated to the self-reported task delays during the blended learning course. In addition, the negative link between the reported number of previous completed blended-learning courses and procrastination in blended learning is observed. Practical and theoretical implications of these findings for a blended learning environment are discussed.

scholarly journals Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between subjective well-being and general health of military cadets

2014 ◽  
Vol 30 (11) ◽  
pp. 2309-2319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciane Albuquerque Sá de Souza ◽  
Ana Raquel Rosas Torres ◽  
Genário Alves Barbosa ◽  
Tiago Jessé Souza de Lima ◽  
Luana Elayne Cunha de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
General Health ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of self-efficacy beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being and general health of military cadets (police and firefighters). For this study, 228 cadets participated, the majority being Military Police officer candidates (65%), male (79%), between 17 and 34 years of age (99%), and unmarried (74%). They responded to questionnaires on general health (GHQ-12), perceived general self-efficacy, to the multiple scales that cover subjective well-being, and demographic questions. Initial regression analyses indicate the predictive power of subject well-being regarding general health. Subsequently, the mediation analyses provide satisfactory evidence for the role of perceived self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being variables and the overall health of military cadets. The implications of these results for the professional training of the cadets are discussed.

scholarly journals The Role of University Students’ General Self-Efficacy, Depression and Psychological Well-being in Predicting Their Exercise Behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gözde Ersöz
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Exercise Behavior ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Positive Effect

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between exercise and general self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being of college students. Five hundred and twenty-two university students (nmale= 273; Xage= 23.33±4.36 and nfemale= 279; Xage=25.91±7.11) have participated in this research. The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Physical Activity Stages of Change Questionnaire (PASCQ), and “Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) have been applied to the sample group in this study. While differences in participants’ self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being levels with regard to the stage of changes in exercise are calculated with one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), the relationship between these ideas discussed in the research have been determined with Pearson Moments Product Correlation Analysis. According to the stages of exercise behavior, significant disparities have been found between participants’ level of self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being, and the relationship between those notions has been observed. According to the results, the participants’ general self-efficacy and psychological well-being levels were high and the depression levels were low when on advanced levels of exercise. In light of the findings obtained from this research, it has been concluded that continuity in exercise has a positive effect on psychological effects like general self-efficacy, depression and psychological well-being.

General Self-Efficacy and Body Weight: The Role of Race and Gender

2020 ◽  
pp. 003329412096107
Author(s):  
Gordon Schmidt ◽  
Shaun Pichler
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
Surgeon General ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Overweight and obesity have become a prominent concern for policymakers, the Surgeon General, scholars, and for work organizations. The estimated annual cost of obesity in terms of lost productivity is in the tens of billions of dollars, and the estimated annual medical cost of obesity is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Psychologists have become increasingly interested in issues related to body weight, such as ways to help people reduce body weight. The aims of our study are twofold. First, based on social cognitive theory, we offer the first study of the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and body weight based on a large, representative sample. Second, we also offer an understanding of the role of race and gender as potential boundary conditions of this relationship. Findings indicate that race moderates the relationship between GSE and body weight (both BMI and perceived weight) such that this relationship is positive for Blacks but negative for Whites. Gender did not moderate the relationship between GSE and body weight. These results suggest that body weight is unrelated to general self-efficacy in the population writ large and that body weight is differentially related to self-efficacy based on race but not gender.

scholarly journals The Impact of General Self-efficacy and the Severity of Malocclusion on Acceptance of Removable Orthodontic Appliances in 10- to 12-year-old Patients

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Navid Naseri ◽  
Tahereh Baherimoghadam ◽  
Niloofar Bassagh ◽  
Shahram Hamedani ◽  
Elmira Bassagh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Orthodontic Treatment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
Old Patients ◽  
Removable Orthodontic Appliances ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Patients Acceptance

Abstract Background: The patients’ acceptance of a treatment plan and their subsequent cooperation play a crucial role in achieving the best results in orthodontic treatments. Evidences show some personality traits such as general self-efficacy (GSE) and some dental traits such as severity of malocclusion are correlated with motivation of orthodontic treatment. These factors may predict the patients’ compliance and acceptance in using removable orthodontic appliances. This cross sectional study was conducted to assess the correlation of GSE and the severity of malocclusion with patients’ acceptance in using removable orthodontic appliances. Methods: This study recruited 50 patients aged 10-12 years who required removable orthodontic appliances. The severity of malocclusion was determined using the index of orthodontic treatment need (IOTN) before the onset of treatment and GSE of participants were assessed using GSE scale self-report. The acceptance questionnaire was proposed to the patients on first (T1), third (T2), and sixth (T3) month after the delivery of the appliance. Results: The GSE score had a statistically significant correlation with the total score of the acceptance questionnaire, subscale score of satisfaction with the appliance during eating and oral hygiene practice, duration of usage of the appliance, and interest in using it (P<0.05). The IOTN had no significant correlation with the acceptance questionnaire. Conclusions: Our findings substantiate the role of the GSES, concurrently declining the role of the IOTN in prediction of 10-12-year-old children's acceptance and cooperation in treatment of malocclusion with removable appliances.

scholarly journals The Impact of General Self-Efficacy on Psychological Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of Posttraumatic Growth and the Moderating Role of Deliberate Rumination

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zeng ◽  
Xingrou Wu ◽  
Yanhua Xu ◽  
Jiamin Wu ◽  
Yuqing Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Psychological Resilience ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Moderating Role

Purpose: This study used a moderated mediation model to explore the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and psychological resilience (PR) and the associated mechanisms, the mediating role of posttraumatic growth (PTG), and the moderating role of deliberate rumination (DR) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Knowledge of the relationship between these four variables examined further understanding of the PR improvement mechanism of college students and even the general public.Methods: The college students who participated in this study came from an independent college in Guangdong Province, China. A total of 918 college students completed the survey, and the final data sample size was 881. SPSS 23.0 and PROCESS (version 3.3) were used to conduct Pearson's correlation analysis and hierarchical regression linear analysis on the data.Results: (1) The correlation analysis showed that GSE and PR were positively correlated and that PTG was positively correlated with GSE and PR. DR was positively correlated with GSE, PTG, and PR. (2) The results of mediation analysis showed that GSE had a direct predictive effect on DR, and PTG partially mediated the relationship between the two. (3) The results of moderating effect analysis showed that DR hindered the effect of GSE on PTG but enhanced the positive impact of PTG on PR.Conclusions: General self-efficacy can improve PR under the mediating influence of PTG. DR played a positive moderating role in the relationship between GSE and PTG, and played a negative moderating role in the relationship between PTG and PR. These results advance the understanding of the mechanism between GSE and PR.

scholarly journals Predicting Procrastination: The Role of Academic Achievement, Self-efficacy and Perfectionism

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Kurtovic ◽  
Gabrijela Vrdoljak ◽  
Anita Idzanovic
Keyword(s):  
Academic Achievement ◽  
University Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽  
Adaptive Perfectionism ◽  
General Self Efficacy ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Significant Mediator ◽  
Bootstrapping Method

The aim of this study was to examine the relations of academic achievement, self-efficacy, and perfectionism with procrastination in University students, and to examine whether procrastination can be predicted by academic achievement, self-efficacy, and perfectionism dimensions. 227 University students from different faculties completed Tuckmans' procrastination scale, Almost Perfect Scale – Revised (APS-R; Slaney Rice, Mobley, Trippi, & Ashby, 2001) and General self-Efficacy Scale (GSE; Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), as well as data about academic achievement at the end of last academic year. Results have shown negative correlations of academic achievement, self-efficacy and adaptive perfectionism with procrastination, and a positive correlation between maladaptive perfectionism and procrastination. Results have also shown that self-efficacy is positively correlated with adaptive perfectionism and negatively with maladaptive perfectionism. Maladaptive perfectionism was a positive predictor of procrastination, while academic achievement, self-efficacy and adaptive perfectionism were all negative predictors. Finally, we used Hayes bootstrapping method to examine possible mediations. The results have shown that self-efficacy, by its self, is not a significant mediator, while paths containing self-efficacy and adaptive or maladaptive perfectionism mediate the relation between academic achievement and procrastination. Furthermore, both adaptive and maladaptive perfectionism mediated the relation between self-efficacy and procrastination.

New trend of authentic leadership skills in nursing education: The key role of perfectionism and self-efficacy

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariusz Jaworski ◽  
Mariusz Panczyk ◽  
Anna Leńczuk-Gruba ◽  
Agnieszka Nowacka ◽  
Joanna Gotlib
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Personal Variables ◽  
Authentic Leadership Questionnaire ◽  
Beta Coefficient ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Abstract Background: In the literature the need to shape leadership skills in nursing in the process of education is stressed. In order for it to be effective, actions need to be undertaken including some personality traits which may frequently be observed in students of nursing (e.g. perfectionism and self-efficacy). The role of personality traits in acquiring leadership skills is not recognized well. The aim of the study was determining whether perfectionism may be treated as a mediator between the feeling of one’s own efficacy, and authentic leadership skills in students of nursing.Methods: The group of people studied consisted of 615 students of nursing (Women = 96.3%, n=592; Men = 3.7%, n=23), who made up 67.51 % all students of the discipline. The following research tools were used: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES).Results: The level of perfectionism is a significant mediator of relations between self-efficacy (GSES) and the level of authentic leadership (Sobel Test: t = 6.958; p = 0.000). The relation, without a mediating factor, is positive, and standardized beta coefficient for the feeling of own efficacy totals beta = 0.470 (p = 0.000), while in the presence of a mediator the strength of the correlation is smaller and amounts to beta = 0.366 (p = 0.000).Conclusions: Taking into account personal variables (perfectionism and self-efficacy) in the process of shaping skills is of key importance. In order to increase the efficacy, the programs of teaching these skills should include mutual relation between perfectionism and self-efficacy.

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