ERIC Number: EJ1180581
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 13
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The Role of Optimism, Self-Esteem, Academic Self-Efficacy and Gender in High-Ability Students
Tan, Christopher; Tan, Liang See
Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, v23 n3 p621-633 Sep 2014
Optimism is a positive psychological trait which may help individuals to cope with stressful and adverse situations. This study examined the associations of dispositional optimism, academic self-efficacy, self-esteem, and gender on high-ability students' stress perception of academic expectations. 298 high-ability senior high school students in Singapore participated in this study by completing a self-report questionnaire. Results revealed a significant negative association between optimism and academic stress perception among students. There were significant variations among variables, gender, self-esteem, academic self-efficacy and dispositional optimism, in predicting the two dimensions of academic expectations stress among high-ability adolescents. Possible explanations for the results were suggested and implications of the findings were discussed.
Descriptors: Self Esteem, Positive Attitudes, Gender Differences, Prediction, Stress Variables, Academic Ability, Personality Traits, Coping, Self Efficacy, Self Concept, High School Seniors, Questionnaires, Student Attitudes, Academic Aspiration, Correlation, High Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Singapore
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