Abstract
The purpose of the current study was (i) to find out the role self-efficacy and locus of control of the high and low performing job aspirants (ii) to study the Gender differences of the job aspirants. A random sample of 465 job aspirants males (n=264) and females (n=201) was selected from participants appeared in the Service Selection Board of Mysore. Participants belong to various part of India and their age ranges were between 20 to 27 years with Mean of 21.85 years and SD 1.15 years. Self-efficacy was measured using the General Self-efficacy Scale by Jerusalem & Schwarzer, 1995) and the Locus of Control Scale by Rotter, J.B (1966). The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean, S.D) and ANOVA. The results indicated that there were no significant differences in their self-efficacy of performing and non-performing groups. Further no significant gender differences were found in Self-efficacy. In addition both men and women were differed in their Locus of control and females were found to be external locus of control. The study brought out that high self-efficacy with internal locus of control influence the participants perform well in their field to attain success.
Highlights
The purpose of the current study was (i) to find out the role self-efficacy and locus of control of the high and low performing job aspirants (ii) to study the Gender differences of the job aspirants
PRESENT STUDY Aim The aim of the present study examines the association between Self-efficacy and Locus of Control among youths (Job aspirants) in India and to explore gender differences in the relationship between these two variables
An individual with high sense of self-efficacy belief coupled with internal locus of control tend to perform better in their task compared with low selfefficacy with external locus of control
Summary
The purpose of the current study was (i) to find out the role self-efficacy and locus of control of the high and low performing job aspirants (ii) to study the Gender differences of the job aspirants. The study brought out that high self-efficacy with internal locus of control influence the participants perform well in their field to attain success. Self-efficacy is related to only to performance expectations and does not depend on the value placed on the task (Hawthorne, 2004 & Bandura, 1997) notes that it is possible to have high self-efficacy about a capability that one does not value as well as reverse. This we interpret as, the more specific and skill related the self-efficacy measure is the more predictive it is likely to be for performance achievement
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