Title:
Stress, self-efficacy, and self-esteem as predictors of college academic achievement
Author:
Michael E. Diller
Committee Member:
L. M. Fenzel
Committee Member:
Amanda Thomas
Committee Member:
Gregory Helweg
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
1994
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
The present study examined the effects of stress, self-efficacy, and self-esteem on academic performance of 184 first-year college students. Zero-order correlations showed that both stress and self-efficacy were significantly related to GPA. Forced entry and stepwise multiple regression analyses were performed in order to test three main effect hypotheses and one exploratory stress moderator effect. Results showed that only self-efficacy contributed to the prediction of GPA. This finding was consistent with results reported by other researchers. Also, it was found that self-efficacy did not function as a stress moderator. However, there was some evidence that self-efficacy might function as a stress mediator with respect to the relationship between stress and academic performance. The failure to find a relationship between stress and self-esteem is inconsistent with previous research findings. Because of these inconsistent results, it was suggested that measurement scales which were more sensitive to college student developmental issues would have been better suited for this study. Limitations and areas of future research were discussed.
Subject:
Personality and academic achievement
Subject:
Academic achievement
Subject:
Stress in youth
Subject:
Self-esteem in adolescence
Subject:
Self-perception in adolescence
Subject:
College students--Rating of
Degree:
Master of Arts
Level:
Master
Discipline:
Psychology
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Identifier:
DillerME-94
