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Article: Self-efficacy of first-generation and non-first-generation college students: the relationship with academic performance and college adjustment.
- Article from:
- Journal of College Counseling
- Article date:
- March 22, 2007
- Author:
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The authors examined whether self-efficacy mediated the relationship between generational status and 2 academic outcome indicators of 192 college students. A mediation effect was not found with either academic performance or college adjustment. However, high self-efficacy at the beginning of the year predicted better college adjustment at the end of the 1st year. For college students in general, high self-efficacy was related to better college adjustment. Recommendations for counselors are discussed.
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University counselors and researchers have expressed a growing concern in the literature regarding the experiences of first-generation college ...