| Literature DB >> 35004413 |
Juyeoun Kim, Hyeon Ok Kim, Myungha Lee.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect of major satisfaction in the relationship between academic self-efficacy and academic achievement among nursing students.Entities:
Keywords: Academic achievement; Job satisfaction; Self efficacy
Year: 2019 PMID: 35004413 PMCID: PMC8650921 DOI: 10.4094/chnr.2019.25.2.205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Child Health Nurs Res ISSN: 2287-9110
Differences in Academic Self-efficacy, Major Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement according to General Characteristics (N=142)
| Characteristic | Categories | n (%) | Academic self-efficacy | Major satisfaction | Academic achievement | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M±SD | t or F ( | M±SD | t or F ( | M±SD | t or F ( | |||
| Gender | Male | 32 (22.5) | 3.36±0.34 | 2.40 (.018) | 3.94±0.67 | 1.90 (.062) | 2.55±0.38 | 1.68 (.096) |
| Female | 110 (77.5) | 3.17±0.39 | 3.66±0.86 | 2.42±0.41 | ||||
| Age (year) | 20~24 | 122 (85.9) | 3.19±0.37 | 1.50 (.136) | 3.67±0.85 | 2.43 (.021) | 2.43±0.39 | 0.93 (.354) |
| 25~27 | 20 (14.1) | 3.36±0.51 | 4.05±0.61 | 2.52±0.47 | ||||
| Religion | Yes | 57 (40.1) | 3.31±0.46 | 2.30 (.023) | 3.77±0.95 | 0.55 (.584) | 2.50±0.41 | 1.22 (.224) |
| No | 85 (59.9) | 3.15±0.33 | 3.69±0.74 | 2.41±0.39 | ||||
| Socioeconomic status | Above averagea | 15 (10.5) | 3.45±0.42 | 3.38 (.037) | 3.93±0.88 | 0.79 (.458) | 2.57±0.36 | 2.92 (.057) |
| Averageb | 111 (78.2) | 3.20±0.36 | a>c | 3.72±0.79 | 2.46±0.38 | |||
| Below averagec | 16 (11.3) | 3.11±0.50 | 3.56±1.03 | 2.24±0.51 | ||||
| Class in university (year) | 2nda | 64 (45.1) | 3.34±0.34 | 7.03 (.001) | 3.78±0.83 | 1.59 (.208) | 2.49±0.35 | 0.92 (.400) |
| 3rdb | 49 (34.5) | 3.13±0.42 | a>c | 3.80±0.82 | 2.43±0.45 | |||
| 4thc | 29 (20.4) | 3.08±0.37 | 3.48±0.83 | 2.38±0.42 | ||||
| Motivation for entering nursing school | My intentiona | 77 (54.2) | 3.28±0.42 | 3.16 (.045) | 3.95±0.76 | 8.21 (<.001) | 2.48±0.39 | 2.79 (.065) |
| Parents and acquaintancesb | 43 (30.3) | 3.17±0.30 | 3.58±0.70 | a>c | 2.48±0.38 | |||
| Easy to find workc | 22 (15.5) | 3.06±0.43 | 3.23±1.02 | 2.26±0.44 | ||||
| Last semester academic performance | ≥4.0a | 11 (7.7) | 3.51±0.28 | 3.23 (.024) | 4.23±0.65 | 3.68 (.014) | 2.62±0.35 | 2.11 (.102) |
| 3.5~<4.0b | 52 (36.6) | 3.24±0.34 | a>c,d | 3.79±0.80 | a>d | 2.51±0.37 | ||
| 3.0 ~<3.5c | 61 (43.0) | 3.18±0.38 | 3.70±0.80 | 2.40±0.38 | ||||
| <3.0d | 18 (12.7) | 3.08±0.54 | 3.28±0.89 | 2.30±0.53 | ||||
| Experience of absenteeism (thoughts) | Yes | 51 (35.9) | 3.17±0.39 | 1.21 (.273) | 3.53±0.92 | 4.59 (.034) | 2.43±0.38 | 0.07 (.795) |
| No | 91 (64.1) | 3.24±0.40 | 3.83±0.75 | 2.45±0.41 | ||||
| Interpersonal relationships | Very gooda | 30 (21.1) | 3.46±0.46 | 11.57 (<.001) | 4.27±0.74 | 14.33 (<.001) | 2.64±0.38 | 7.65 (.001) |
| Goodb | 77 (54.3) | 3.21±0.34 | a>b,c | 3.73±0.70 | a>b>c | 2.45±0.37 | a>c | |
| Below averagec | 35 (24.6) | 3.02±0.33 | 3.26±0.89 | 2.27±0.41 | ||||
Levels of Academic Self-efficacy, Major Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement (N=142)
| Variables | M±SD |
|---|---|
| Academic self-efficacy | 3.21±0.39 |
| Major satisfaction | 3.73±0.83 |
| Academic achievement | 2.45±0.40 |
Correlations between Academic Self-efficacy, Major Satisfaction, and Academic Achievement (N=142)
| Variables | Academic self-efficacy | Major satisfaction | Academic achievement |
|---|---|---|---|
| r ( | r ( | r ( | |
| Academic self-efficacy | 1 | ||
| Major satisfaction | .31 (<.001) | 1 | |
| Academic achievement | .49 (<.001) | .37 (<.001) | 1 |
Mediating Effect of Major Satisfaction in the Relationship between Academic Self-efficacy and Academic Achievement (N=142)
| Variables | Step 1 | Step 2 Academic achievement | Step 3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major satisfaction | Academic achievement | Academic achievement | |||
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||
| β ( | β ( | β ( | β ( | β ( | |
| Constant | 4.37 (<.001) | 2.82 (<.001) | 1.24 (<.001) | 2.82 (<.001) | .88 (.008) |
| Interpersonal relationships | -.31 (<.001) | -.15 (.053) | -.31 (<.001) | -.08 (.334) | |
| Academic self-efficacy | .31 (<.001) | .43 (<.001) | .39 (<.001) | ||
| Major satisfaction | .22 (.007) | ||||
| R2 | .10 | .26 | .30 | ||
| F ( | 14.98 (<.001) | 15.36 (<.001) | 23.90 (<.001) | 15.36 (<.001) | 19.24 (<.001) |
| Sobel test: Z=2.99, | |||||
Figure 1.Model showing the influence of academic achievement on academic self-efficacy and the mediating effect of major satisfaction.