Self-efficacy of high school students

Pages:192-195
Seema Garg (Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab)
Agya Jit Singh (Former Head (Retd.) Psychology, Punjabi University, Patiala)

The main purpose of the study was to find out the gender, location and type of school differences on self efficacy of high school students. For measuring self efficacy of the students self confidence Inventory devised by Rekha Agnihotri was administrated to 400 high school students. The results of the study show that Males and females do not differ on self-confidence where as the students of the rural school and urban schools as well as Govt. and private school have significant differences. Urban school and private school students have higher level of self-confidence as compared to their counterparts.