Self-efficacy and life satisfaction amongst undergraduates

Pages:305-308
Qudsia Tariq (Department of Psychology, University of Karachi, Pakistan)

The rationale of the present research was to explore the relationship between self efficacy and life satisfaction. The following three assumptions were formulated. 1- There would be a strong positive relationship between self efficacy and life satisfaction amongst student populace. 2- The males would have high self efficacy as compared to females. 3- The males would be more satisfied with life as compared to females. Life satisfaction was measured with Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) by Ed Diener et al; (1985) and Generalized Self- efficacy Scale (GSES) by Schwarzer and Jerusalem (1995) was used for measuring self-efficacy. A sample of 150 participants (75 males and 75 females) were randomly selected from student populace of various universities of Karachi (Pakistan)The age range considered was 18 to 24 years. Pearson product moment was calculated for the 1st hypothesis and p>.05 hence rejecting the research hypothesis and unrelated t-test was calculated for 2nd and 3rd hypothesis and both were rejected p>.05.