The predictive ability of self-esteem and perceived self-efficacy in academic adaptation among Yarmouk University students

Abstract

The present study aimed at identifying the predictive ability of self-esteem and perceived self-efficacy in academic adaptation, and examining the academic adaptation, self-efficacy and self-esteem level. It also aimed to figure out if there were statistically significant differences in the academic adaptation level based on gender, specialization or the academic level. In order to achieve the goals of the study, the academic adaptation, self-efficacy and self-esteem level was used. The study sample consisted of (1123) male and female students as available sample from Yarmouk University. The results showed that the academic adaptation level was average. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences in the academic adaptation level due to gender, specialization and academic level. These results generally confirmed that self-efficacy and self-esteem have the predictive ability toward the academic adaptation, The study made several recommendations, chief among which are: Holding courses and meetings on a regular basis, aimed at educating university students about the importance of self-efficacy and self-esteem and their impact on increasing academic adaptation, in order to achieve better results at the academic level