ERIC Number: EJ1258891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Aug
Pages: 22
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Investigating the Relationship between University Students' Psychological Flexibility and College Self-Efficacy
Jeffords, Jaimie R.; Bayly, Benjamin L.; Bumpus, Matthew F.; Hill, Laura G.
Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, v22 n2 p351-372 Aug 2020
For many, college is a period of transition, marked with acute stress, threats to success, and decreases in self-efficacy. For certain groups of students, the risk of these poor outcomes is elevated. In this study, 348 students from a large residential university in the western United States were surveyed to understand the role of psychological flexibility and inflexibility on self-efficacy and the potential moderating impact of year in college and underrepresented racial minority (URM) status. Results indicated that students who are psychologically flexible reported greater college self-efficacy, whereas students who are psychologically inflexible reported lower college self-efficacy. The impact of psychological inflexibility on self-efficacy was moderated by URM status and year in school; psychological inflexibility had a stronger impact on URM students' self-efficacy than nonminority students, and psychological inflexibility had a greater effect on college students starting college as opposed to students who had been enrolled for multiple years.
Descriptors: College Students, Psychological Patterns, Self Efficacy, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students, Predictor Variables, Individual Differences, Academic Achievement, Racial Differences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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