Epidemiologic assessment of self‑concept and academic self‑efficacy in Iranian high school students: Multilevel analysis
نویسندگان
1 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Knowledge Utilization Research Center, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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3 Department of Educational Psychology, Kharazmi University, Iran
4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: In social cognitive theory, self‑efficacy and self‑concept (SC) have been introducedas important constructs that associate with adolescents’ achievements. The aim of this study wasto investigate the determinant factors of academic self‑efficacy (ASE) and SC in Iranian high schoolstudents based on the multilevel analysis.MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this descriptive‑analytical cross‑sectional study, 1740 studentsfrom 53 high schools selected with stratified random sampling method in 2018 in Qazvin,Iran. Data collection tools were the Morgan and Jinks Self‑Efficacy Scale and the Piers‑HarrisChildren’s SC Scale‑Second Edition. The association between some of the students and schoolvariables with ASE and SC was analyzed by hierarchical linear regression models.RESULTS: The score of the students’ standardized ASE was lower than SC. ASE and SC had astrong positive significant association with economic status, grade point average, and the educationalperiod of high school. Sex had no association with any of them. Physical activity had a positivesignificant association with SC but was no found association by ASE.CONCLUSION: These findings revealed that for improving the adolescents’ ASE and SC should beattention to the adolescents’ family condition and school‑related factors. Proper educational, sports,and supportive programs can be effective on the adolescents’ self‑efficacy and SC.
