The Effects of Self-Esteem and Academic Engagement on University Students’ Performance

The success or failure of a student depends on several factors, including self-esteem, academic engagement, and motivation. Self-esteem and motivation have been found to influence academic engagement, which, in turn, contributes to academic performance. Through a quantitative study, 243 university s...

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Published inBehavioral sciences Vol. 13; no. 4; p. 348
Main Author Acosta-Gonzaga, Elizabeth
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 21.04.2023
MDPI
Subjects
Academic achievement
academic engagement
academic performance
Analysis
College students
Emotions
higher education
Learning
Metacognition
motivation
Self esteem
Surveys
self-esteem
higher education
academic engagement
academic performance
motivation
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Summary:The success or failure of a student depends on several factors, including self-esteem, academic engagement, and motivation. Self-esteem and motivation have been found to influence academic engagement, which, in turn, contributes to academic performance. Through a quantitative study, 243 university students were surveyed to analyze the effects of self-esteem and motivation on their academic engagement, which would be reflected in their academic performance. The results show that self-esteem has effects on emotional and behavioral disengagement. Motivation shows greater effects on academic engagement, with metacognitive engagement predicting students’ academic performance. Therefore, promoting metacognitive strategies that help students learn to plan, monitor, and self-regulate their learning will contribute to their performance.
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ISSN:2076-328X
2076-328X
DOI:10.3390/bs13040348