Impact of Self-Efficacy and Resilience on Psychological Well-Being among University Students

Abstract

The present study aims to examine the effect of self-efficacy and resilience on the psychological well-being of university students. University students face a number of psychological issues, and these issues may affect the mental well-being of the students. Self-efficacy and resilience are positive psychological constructs, and these constructs may act as buffer effects in the mental well-being of the students. A total of 50 university students were randomly selected using the convenience sampling method. The General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Brief Resilience Scale, and the Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale were used to collect the necessary data. Results showed a significant moderate positive correlation between self-efficacy and resilience using the Pearson correlation method, r = .45, p < .01. Independent sample t-test results showed that there was no significant gender difference in the psychological well-being of the university students, t (48) = -1.39, p = .170. Linear regression results showed that self-efficacy was a significant predictor of the psychological well-being of the university students, R = .54, R² = .29, F (2, 47) = 9.79, p < .001. Self-efficacy was a strong positive predictor of the psychological well-being of the university students, B = .67, SE = .15, p < .001.

Keywords: self-efficacy, resilience, psychological well-being