Fear of Failure, Academic Self-Efficacy and Academic Performance among College Students

The main objective of the study was to find out the relationship between fear of failure, academic self-efficacy and academic performance among the college students. The study was conducted among college students of the age range 18 to 25 who are either pursuing undergraduate course or postgraduate course in Bangalore. The other major aim of the study was to find if there was any interaction between these variables. The study also tried to find differences in fear of failure and academic self-efficacy based on gender and level of education. The two questionnaires used in the study were: the performance failure appraisal inventory and Academic self-efficacy scale. To run the statistical analysis IBM SPSS software was used. The tests used were correlation, linear regression and independent sample t-test. Results revealed that there was a significant correlation between academic self-efficacy and fear of failure. A significant correlation was also found between academic self-efficacy and academic performance. The findings also reveal that academic self-efficacy negatively predicted fear of failure and positively predicted academic performance. Gender differences was noted in fear of failure.