College motivation, self-efficacy and college adjustment of freshmen college students

Abstract

The current study examined whether the relationship between college motivation and college adjustment was mediated by self-efficacy by freshmen college students. Participants (N=312) consisted of freshmen college students from a state university in Pampanga, Philippines. They were voluntarily participated and completed the survey that assessed college motivation, self-efficacy, and college adjustment. Structural equation modeling was utilized to examine the relationship of the variables. Results showed that self-efficacy mediated the relationship between intrinsic motivation and positive college adjustment. Extrinsic motivation was found to be statistically correlated with positive college adjustment, however, extrinsic motivation has no direct effect on college adjustment in the final model. Moreover, amotivation has direct effect on negative college adjustment. These findings suggest that interventions which help to increase the intrinsic motivation level of the college students or those student entering in college may wish to incorporate in counseling programs in senior high schools, colleges and universities to avoid the increasing number of out of school youth in the Philippines.