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

Cassidy, SF

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781

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

Cassidy, SF

Authors

Dr Simon Cassidy S.Cassidy@salford.ac.uk
Associate Professor/Reader

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.

Citation

Cassidy, S. (2015). Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(1781), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Nov 27, 2015
Deposit Date	Dec 1, 2015
Publicly Available Date	Apr 5, 2016
Journal	Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN	1664-1078
Publisher	Frontiers Media
Volume	6
Issue	1781
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781
Publisher URL	http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781
Related Public URLs	http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781/abstract