Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Life Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students

Masaud Ansari; Dr. Kr. Sajid Ali Khan

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| Published: March 25, 2015

Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Life Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students

Masaud Ansari

Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Dr. Kr. Sajid Ali Khan

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.002/20150202

DOI: 10.25215/0202.002

ABSTRACT

In the present investigation an attempt was made to study the Self-efficacy, as a predictor of Life satisfaction among undergraduate students. A sample of 120 under-graduate students from Faculty of Social Science, AMU, Aligarh was drawn by using purposive sampling technique. General Self-Efficacy Scale–Hindi Version (GSE-H) developed by Jerusalem & Schwarzer (1992) and Satisfaction with life Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffen (1985) were administered. For the data analyses Simple Linear Regression was applied. The findings of the present study showed that Self-efficacy and Life Satisfaction significantly correlated with each other and Self-Efficacy had its significant impact on Life Satisfaction among under-graduate students.

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Self-Efficacy, Life Satisfaction, Under-Graduate Students

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How to cite this article: M Ansari, S Khan. (2015). Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Life Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 2 (2), DOI: 10.25215/0202.002, DIP: 18.01.002/20150202