Self-efficacy in relation to adjustment among college students

Pages:422-424
Sahar Javed and Naheed Nizami (Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP)

This paper studies the relationship of self-efficacy with adjustment among college students. 300 participants (male=150 and female=150) were drawn from different streams of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Two valid and reliable instruments were used to assess adjustment and self-efficacy. Data analysis involved the use of product moment method of correlation and t-test. The results indicate that self-efficacy is positively correlated with adjustment. It also revealed that female students were better than male students in terms of adjustment. On the basis of the findings, it is suggested that self-efficacy beliefs in students is instrumental in influencing academic performances and the amount of stress and anxiety.