Self-Efficacy, Self-Esteem, and Aggression and Their Relationship with Adolescent Students' Academic Achievement: The Case of Gambella National Regional State
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2007-07
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Addis Ababa University
Abstract
The objecrives of this srudy were ro invesrigare rhe relarionship berween
adolescent selt:efficacy, selt:esleem, aggression, gender and rheir academic
performance. The data were gathered through three Likerr rype scales (selt:
efficacy selt:esreem, and aggression) and data On rheir academic peliol'll1ance
were collectedfi'om rhe record offices of'rheir respecred schools. A roral of' 286
(2 2 5 males and 61 females) high school adolescent students ranging ./i'om 15 ro
18 years of age allending grade nine and ren in Ihe Gambella Region consrilute
rhe sample. The sample was selecled rhrough proporrional srrarijied random
sarnpling method. The resulls were analyzed using mean, slandO/·d deviarion.
Pearson cOI'I'elarion, Hesr and mulriple regression. The lmercorelalion marrix
resull indicared thar selt:eflicacy and academic achievemenr had a posilive
con'elarion ofr=O. 15, p < 0.05; and aggression and academic achievemenl had a
negarive correlalion ofr=-0.18, p < 0.01 ; and aggression and selt:esleem had a
negarive correlation ofr=-0.22, p < 0.01. The contribulion of gender, aggression,
sel/efficacy roger her accounred /01' 10. -10 percenr of variar ion 111 academic
achievemem. Gender lvas positively and significantly relared ro academic
achievemenl (r=0.20, p < 0.05). A srarisrically significanl difference was obtained
in academic achievemem and aggression in favor of males r (284) =3. -13-1, p <
0.05 and r (28-1) =3.82, p < 0.05 respecrively Similarly. a slarisrically signijicanr
difference was observed helween male and female selt: esteem scores in favor of'
females (I (28-1) =--1.071. P < 0.05 in absolule value). However. rhe t-Iesl shows
rhatno statistically signijicanl difference was observed berween male and female
students in selt:efficacy t(284) = 1.1 09,p>0. 05. 11 indicates Ihm stue/ems' gender
difference in/luences Iheir academic achievemenl. Hence, due alfemion should be
given in enhancing selt:~flicacy and selt:esteem and minimiz ing aggression of
adolescenr srudenls in orderifo facilira re a beller academic performance /n
schools.
Description
Keywords
IER