OZOR, BLESSING CHINECHEREM (2016) INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT, SELF-EFFICACY AND GENDER ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS. INFLUENCE OF ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT, SELF-EFFICACY AND GENDER ON SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS. (Unpublished)
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The present study investigated influence of academic self concept, self efficacy and gender on social adjustment. Participants were two hundred and fifty (250) comprising (108) male and (117) female students of Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu and Enugu State College of Education Technical; who were randomly selected among the population of students in the two schools. Their ages ranged from18 to 40 years. A cross sectional design was adopted. Three instruments were used for data collection. Academic Self Concept Scale, The General Self-Efficacy scale and Your First College Year Survey. Three hypotheses were tested. Hierarchical Multiple Regression was the main statistic used for data analysis. Result of a Hierarchical Multiple Regression analysis showed that Academic self concept was a positive significant predictor of student’s social adjustment (β = .27, p < .001), accounting for 7% of the variance in student’s social adjustment (∆R2 = .07). Self efficacy was a significant predictor of student’s social adjustment (β = .43, p < .001), accounting for 15% of the variance in student’s social adjustment (∆R2 = .15). Gender was not a significant predictor of student’s social adjustment (β = -.07). Amongst the control variables, none was a significant predictor of student’s social adjustment, but the control variables all accounted for 2% of the variance student’s social adjustment (∆R2 = .02). Among the implications is that high academic self concept among students appears to translate to high social adjustment. Also, academic self concept and self efficacy proves to be implicated in making students to have a balanced social life while in school. Suggestions for further studies were equally made.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Management and Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Miss BLESSING CHINECHEREM OZOR |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Oct 2018 21:55 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Oct 2018 21:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/716 |
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