The self - efficacy of adolescents with a divorced or separated in Hue city

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to describe the self-efficacy of adolescent children from divorced/separated families and identify factors that correlate with their self-efficacy. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 309 students from divorced/separated families in Hue City. Data were collected through direct interviews with the participants, using a set of questions that included information about sociodemographics, school environment, and the Generalized Self-Efficacy scale (GSE). Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors related to children’s self-efficacy. Results: The results showed that 40.8% (95% CI: 35.9 - 46.3) of adolescents from separated/divorced families had low self-efficacy. The factors related to children’s self-efficacy, according to the multivariate logistic regression model, were gender, age group, economic family status, academic performance, parents’ divorce/separation time, living with whom, school bullying, being bullied, and school environment. Conclusions: Adolescents from separated/divorced families had low self-efficacy. Therefore, it is necessary to provide children with knowledge of self-efficacy and to collaborate between caregivers and schools to enhance children’s self-efficacy. Key words: self-efficacy, aldolescents, separated/divorced.