Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of High School Students' Subjective Well-Being

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether subjective well-being of high school students is predicted by their academic, social, and emotional self-efficacy. The sample of this study consisted of 311 high school students of whom 64% (n= 199) were girls and 36% (n= 112) were boys. Data were collected by the Self- Efficacy Scale for Children, the Positive and Negative Experience Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale and analyzed through multiple regression analysis. Results showed that high school students' academic, social, and emotional self- efficacy explained 19% of variance in their subjective well-being and predicted their subjective well-being. Activities performed by school counselors to increase students' academic, social, and emotional self-efficacy levels are thought to contribute to their subjective well-being.