Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy

Cassidy, SF ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6156-8941 2015, 'Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy' , Frontiers in Psychology, 6 (1781) .

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Abstract

Self-efficacy relates to an individual’s perception of their capabilities. It has a clear self-evaluative dimension leading to high or low perceived self-efficacy. Individual differences in perceived self-efficacy have been shown to be better predictors of performance than previous achievement or ability and seem particularly important when individuals face adversity. The study investigated the nature of the association between academic self-efficacy (ASE) and academic resilience. Undergraduate student participants (N=435) were exposed to an adverse situation case vignette describing either personal or vicarious academic adversity. ASE was measured pre-exposure and academic resilience was measured post- exposure. ASE was correlated with, and a significant predictor of, academic resilience and students exhibited greater academic resilience when responding to vicarious adversity compared to personal adversity. Identifying constructs that are related to resilience and establishing the precise nature of how such constructs influence academic resilience will assist the development of interventions aimed at promoting resilience in students.

Item Type:	Article
Schools:	Schools > School of Health and Society > Centre for Health Sciences Research
Journal or Publication Title:	Frontiers in Psychology
Publisher:	Frontiers
ISSN:	1664-1078
Related URLs:	Publication
Funders:	Non funded research
Depositing User:	Dr Simon Cassidy
Date Deposited:	01 Dec 2015 13:51
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 17:22
URI:	https://usir.salford.ac.uk/id/eprint/37224

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