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Publication Date: 2020-Apr
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Determinants of Academic Self-Efficacy in Different Socialization Contexts: Investigating the Relationship between Students' Academic Self-Efficacy and Its Sources in Different Contexts
Gebauer, Miriam M.; McElvany, Nele; Bos, Wilfried; Köller, Olaf; Schöber, Christian
Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, v23 n2 p339-358 Apr 2020
The present study examined the four sources of self-efficacy (mastery experience, vicarious experience, verbal and social persuasion, and physiological state) and how these predict academic self-efficacy over time in N = 1597 (t[subscript 1]) and N = 1373 (t[subscript 2]) 7th-grade students. We simultaneously differentiated three different educationally relevant socialization contexts: the family, peers, and school. Although existing measures to assess sources of academic self-efficacy have considered different socialization contexts, they have done this neither systematically nor for all sources. Confirmatory factor analysis of the four sources in three socialization contexts showed a good fit to the data. Results of structural equation models at t[subscript 1] showed differential patterns of substantial impact on academic self-efficacy in each socialization context. Over time, the impact decreased when controlling for SES. Results deliver only partial support for Bandura's theoretical approach and indicate the need to revise social-cognitive theory.
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Socialization, Grade 7, Context Effect, Secondary School Students, Family Environment, Peer Influence, Educational Environment
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 7; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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