Perceived Self-efficacy in Academic Behaviors: Differences Between Males and Females

The objective of this research was to compare the profiles of perceived academic self-efficacy among male and female university students. The total sample was 2,089 individuals: 902 females and 1,187 males who were first-semester undergraduate students at Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, with an a...

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Published inRevista mexicana de investigación educativa Vol. 17; no. 53; pp. 557 - 571
Main Authors Blanco Vega, Humberto, Contreras, Martha Ornelas, Aguirre Chavez, Juan Francisco, Guedea Delgado, Julio Cesar
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.04.2012
Subjects
College Students
Empowerment
Females
Intervention
Males
Sex
Sex Differences
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The objective of this research was to compare the profiles of perceived academic self-efficacy among male and female university students. The total sample was 2,089 individuals: 902 females and 1,187 males who were first-semester undergraduate students at Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, with an average age of 18.23 (DE = 0.74). The research had a quantitative focus that employed a descriptive survey. The differences found between men and women with respect to their perception of self-efficacy suggest that on designing any type of intervention that has the objective of improving perceived self-efficacy, the gender variable must be taken into account. Future research projects must replicate these findings in larger samples. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1405-6666