General Self-confidence Research Articles

The Relationship between Teachers’ Levels of Organizational Vulnerability and Self-Confidence

In this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between the organizational vulnerability and self-confidence levels of teachers working in public secondary schools in Ankara. The study employed the relational survey model, one of the survey models and causal comparative model. The population of the study consists of 16171 teachers working in nine central districts of Ankara, and the sample consists of 377 teachers determined by using the stratified sampling method. Research data were collected with the Organizational Vulnerability Scale and the Self-Confidence Scale. In the analysis of the data, statistics such as percentage, frequency and arithmetic mean were used to describe the situations related to the variables. In order to test whether the teachers’ organizational vulnerability and self-confidence levels vary significantly depending on the independent variables, t-test and one-way analysis of variance were used. The degree and direction of the relationship between organizational vulnerability and self-confidence were determined using the Pearson correlation coefficient, and whether self-confidence predicts organizational vulnerability was determined through multiple regression analysis. According to the analysis results, the teachers’ level of defencelessness is relatively higher than their levels of sadness, incomptence and intolerance. The teachers’ organizational vulnerability was found to not vary significantly depending on the variables of gender, school type, professional experience and union membership. However, their levels of defencelessness, sadness and general vulnerability were found to vary significantly depending on their education level and their level of incomptence was found to vary significantly depending on their branch. The teachers’ level of self-confidence was found to not vary significantly depending on the variables of gender, union membership, education level and school type; however, their levels of intrinsic and general self-confidence were found to vary significantly depending on their branch and their levels of extrinsic self-confidence and general self-confidence were found to vary significantly depending on the variable of professional experience. There is a low and negative correlation between the level of incomptence and the levels of intrinsic and extrinsic self-confidence. Self-confidence does not significantly predict organizational vulnerability.

Unraveling the Fallacy of Expertise: Exploring the Influence of Product-Related Experience on Consumer Perception of Product Knowledge

This paper investigates the impact of product-related experience on consumers’ perception of their knowledge about extended warranties for automobiles in Germany and its implications for sustainability. Utilizing a structural equation model and analyzing data from 467 participants, the study explores the influence of general self-confidence and product-related experience on both subjective and objective knowledge. The empirical findings highlight that while high general self-confidence and product-related experience significantly shape participants’ subjective knowledge, they do not have a similar impact on objective knowledge. Notably, previous possession, representing the highest level of product-related experience, emerges as the primary influencing factor on participants’ subjective knowledge. Surprisingly, subjective and objective knowledge does not significantly influence participants’ willingness to pay. The analysis presented in this paper underscores the importance of understanding the distinction between self-perceived knowledge and objective knowledge, particularly concerning extended warranties for automobiles and the need for accurate knowledge dissemination to inform sustainable consumer choices.

The Correlation Between Self-Confidence And Students’ Speaking Ability At The Third-Year Students Of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah Sorek Satu

The purpose of this study is to find out is there any correlation between self-confidence and the speaking ability at the third year students of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah Sorek Satu. This research will look at the relationship between students' speaking ability and their sense of self-confidence. According to Hatch and Lazaraton (1991), correlation studies are used to assess the degree of relationship between two variables in this research, these variables include students' speaking abilities and self-confidence. Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah's self-confidence, the highest score for third year students of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah is 98.2%, they have very high self-confidence, where students hope to excel in this class. which refers to the course/class content. It can be concluded that students have a high level of general self-confidence in themselves and their abilities. The research results show that speaking skills and self-confidence are moderately and positively correlated and have a significant impact on teachers and administrators of Madrasah Aliyah Al-Qasimiyah Sorek Satu and other similar institutions. These results imply that programs that focus on increasing students' self-confidence may also benefit their speaking abilities. These findings emphasize the importance of these factors and imply that interventions that focus on both factors may benefit students' academic success and personal growth.

The Influence of Self-Confidence on Student Learning Outcomes: A Study on 10th Grade Students in High Schools in The Bebandem District, Karangasem Regency, Bali Province

Students who have general self-confidence will be able to overcome fears or negative thoughts. Usually, students who have a high level of self-confidence will also have high academic achievement as well. While doing observation, the researcher found that some of the students have problems with their self-confidence. There were several phenomena already found, such as (1) the students were not able to express their thoughts and opinions when the students did the speaking activities. (2) the students were not confident while answering the question given. This study aimed to determine the correlation between students’ self-confidence toward student learning achievement in English language learning in tenth-grade students in the Bebandem district. This study is an ex-post-facto research design with a correlational technique and questionnaire method with 73 students in tenth grade in the Bebandem district were a sample of this study. Questionnaires of Students’ Self-confidence and documentation toward students’ report cards were used to collect the data then Descriptive statistics, and determination tests were used to analyze the data. Based on the data analysis it was found that there is a significant correlation between students’ self-confidence toward students’ learning achievement in English learning of tenth grade in the Bebandem district with a correlation value (0.099) and p-value (0.023) > 0.05. Based on the determination test is only 0.98 students’ self-confidence can explain the variance of learning achievement and 99.02% predicted by another variable that not examined in this study. The results of this study are by the theory from previous studies which mostly obtained results that there was a significant correlation between students’ self-confidence and learning achievement.

CAREER ATTITUDES AND PROACTIVE BEHAVIOR OF EMPLOYEE

Proactivity today is one of the concepts actively developed in applied psychology and is considered as a key feature of job crafting or constructive design by a person of his work.
 The purpose of this article is to study personal proactivity in mediating the career orientations of working professionals. The study involved 40 sales managers. Data collection methods: questionnaire “Career Anchors” by E. Shane and “PVQ self-rating” (author’s development). The construct of proactivity was presented in the self-assessment methodology through the qualities of initiative, independence, perseverance, responsibility.
 Conclusions. Initiative, as the central link of proactivity, is associated with a whole range of properties that are responsible both for the general self-confidence of the individual and with specific skills to express and implement their goals. Factor analysis showed that initiative and responsibility are different aspects of personal proactivity. Proactive personal qualities indirectly mediate success in the implementation of career strategies and subjective satisfaction with professional self-realization.

Academic Success in the Oral Presentation Course and Overall Self-Confidence

The investigation of the relationship between overall self-confidence and academic success in the oral presentation course was a special focus of the study. 53 female undergraduate English majors from PGRI University of Palembang participated in the study. The General Self-Confidence Questionnaire (GSCQ) and final evaluation scores for the Oral Presentation course were used to gather data. Data analysis was done using SPSS. The findings showed a significant, positive association between general self-confidence and academic success. High GSCQ scorers also performed well on the oral achievement test. In order to improve their students' achievement in oral performance, language instructors were advised to increase the development of their students' self-confidence.

Acceptability and influence of a complex personalized intervention on changes in photoprotection behaviours among people with xeroderma pigmentosum.

Rigorous photoprotection is the only means to prevent skin cancer in people with the rare condition of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). We conducted a qualitative process evaluation of patient experiences and responses to a highly personalized, multi-component intervention, 'XPAND', designed to influence the psychosocial determinants of inadequate photoprotection among adults with XP. Qualitative study of 15 patients following participation in a RCT. Semi-structured interviews explored acceptability, changes in photoprotection and attributions for behavioural changes. Analysis followed a framework approach. Participants were overwhelmingly positive in their views of the quality and range of components of XPAND and the relevance to their personal photoprotection barriers. All participants reported improved adherence to at least one photoprotection activity and nearly two-thirds of participants noted improvements across multiple activities. Participants believed improvements in their photoprotection behaviours were influenced by different change mechanisms. Sunscreen application, was mainly facilitated by habit formation, prompted by text messages, whereas the wearing of a photoprotective face buff was influenced by strategies, learnt during one-to-one sessions, to overcome worry about looking different. Enhancement of general self-confidence and perceived support from XPAND described by participants facilitated change more broadly. Exploration of responses to XPAND is required in the international XP population, followed by adaptation and evaluation to see if it could benefit other patient groups at higher risk of skin cancer. Implications for approaches to behaviour change include the acceptability of complex multidimensional interventions, the importance of dynamic personalization and the interactive nature of behaviour change mechanisms.

Intention to Use Induction Electric Stove According to Theory of Trying

This research was conducted to examine the intention to use an induction electric stove according to the theory of trying. The variables involved in the analysis are traits, theory of trying, the attitude of adopting an induction electric cooker (AM) and the desire to adopt an induction electric cooker (IM). Traits are general self-confidence (GSC) and cynicism (Cyn). Theory trying is attitude towards success (AS), attitude towards failure (AF), attitude towards learning (IA). Respondents are 197 of the respondents in Indonesia. Respondents who deserved to be processed were 124. The questionnaire used Google form media. The analysis technique used is PLS SEM with the help of WarpPLS 7.0 software. The results obtained are Attitude towards success has a significant positive effect on the attitude of adopting an induction electric stove. Attitude towards failure has no negative and insignificant effect on attitude towards induction cooker adoption. Attitudes toward learning to use an induction cooker have a significant positive effect on attitudes towards the adoption of an induction cooker. Attitudes towards the adoption of induction hobs have a positive impact on the intention to adopt induction hobs. Confidence in general has a significant positive effect on attitudes towards success. Self-confidence in general has a significant negative effect on attitudes towards failure. Confidence in general has a significant positive effect on attitudes towards learning to use an induction electric stove. Cynicism has a significant negative effect on attitudes towards success. Cynicism has a significant positive effect on attitudes towards failure. Cynicism has a significant positive effect on attitudes toward learning to use an induction hob. There is a pattern that is different from previous research related to conversion plans, namely the obligation of the state and government support, both equipment and direct cash assistance related to the conversion program.

Dental Students’ Self-Confidence Level in Performing Endodontic Treatment in Dentistry Faculty of Rafsanjan University of Medical

Introduction: The students’ self-confidence level is a key factor affecting the success of endodontics learning. This study aimed to determine the confidence level of dental students who performing root canal treatment at Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences in 2021.
 Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire including demographic information, endodontic experience, attitude toward confidence in performing different stages of root canal treatment, and suggestions for improving the quality of endodontic education was distributed among 54 dentistry students from 5th and 6th -year during the last month of the academic semester. Data were analyzed using T-test, Pearson, and ANOVA tests (α = 0.05). 
 Results: According to the results, of 49 dental students, 24.5% reported the first cases of root canal treatment to be tough. The lowest confidence was reported for finding all root canals in teeth with multiple root canals, preparing access cavity and understanding and managing root canal treatment risks. According to the results of chi-square analysis test, the total confidence score between 5th and 6th year students was not significantly different (p value = 0.648). Also, the relationship between general selfconfidence and students' self-confidence level was not seen (p value = 0.372). There was no significant relationship between the Confidence level and age, academic year, the difficulty level of the first endodontic treatment, and number of endodontic treatments (p value > 0.05).
 Conclusion: Students had lower self-confidence finding all the canals in multi-canal teeth, in properly handling the treatment risks, and preparing the access cavity. Endodontics training should also be improved by increasing clinical sessions and using recent advances in endodontics.

General Self-Confidence and Its Implication On Students’ Achievement In Oral Presentation

In speaking course, the teachers usually ask the students to present their projects in front of the class through an activity called Oral Presentation. However, many of students are afraid of public speaking due to the effect of self-confidence. This study is aimed to (1) describe general self-confidence among Indonesian EFL learners, (2) describe their academic achievement in oral presentation, and (3) find out the relationship between self-confidence and their academic achievement in oral presentation. Correlational design is used to investigate the existence or non existence of the relationship between the variables. The subjects of this study are 68 students at the second semester in English Department of one private university in Lamongan, Indonesia. Documentation and questionnaire are used as instruments to collect the data in this study. The findings reveal that (1) the students‘ general selfconfidence is quite strong, (2) the students‘ academic achievement in the oral presentation is good, and (3) the two variables show high correlation. Therefore, the teachers are suggested to enforce activities that could increase students‘ self-confidence which in turn could decrease their anxiety in public speaking.

DOES POSITION HAVE AN EFFECT ON SELF-CONFIDENCE AND AGGRESSION LEVELS IN AMATEUR FOOTBALL PLAYERS?

The aim of our study is to examine the effect of position on self-confidence and aggression levels in amateur football players. In our study, the aggression inventory developed by İpek İlter Kiper was used to measure the aggression levels, and the self-confidence scale developed by Akın (2007) was used to determine the self-confidence levels. SPSS 22.00 statistical program was used in the statistical evaluation of the data obtained from the data collection tools in the study. There was a significant difference in the self-confidence levels (internal, external, and general self-confidence) of male and female football players between positions (p<0.05). It has been seen that male football players have high levels of inner self-confidence and general self-confidence, while women's inner-confidence and general self-confidence are moderate and external self-confidence levels are high. When comparing the aggression levels of the football players according to the position, there was a significant difference between the destructive and general aggression levels of the men (p<0.05). Defensive players were calculated to be in the most aggressive position. On the other hand, no significant difference was observed in the aggression levels of women according to the position (p>0.05). As a result; it has been seen that male football players have high levels of inner self-confidence, external self-confidence, and general self-confidence for all positions, while women's internal and general self-confidence levels are moderate and external self-confidence levels are high. While there was no effect of position on aggression levels in women, it was observed that there was an effect on destructive and general aggression levels in men.<p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0995/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Mediators and Moderators of Reinforced Self-Affirmation as a Method for Reducing the Memory Misinformation Effect.

The misinformation effect occurs when an eyewitness includes information in his or her account that is incongruent with the event he or she witnessed, and stems from being exposed to incorrect external sources. This is a serious threat to the quality of witness testimony and to the correctness of decisions reached by courts. However, few methods have been developed to reduce the vulnerability of witnesses to misinformation. This article presents such a method, namely, reinforced self-affirmation (RSA), which, by increasing memory confidence of witnesses, makes them less inclined to rely on external sources of information and more on their own memory. The effectiveness of this method was confirmed in three experiments. It was also found that memory confidence, but not general self-confidence, is a mediator of the impact of RSA on misinformation effect (ME), and that contingent self-esteem and feedback acceptance, but not sense of self-efficacy or general self-esteem, are moderators of this impact. It is concluded that RSA may be a promising basis for constructing methods, which can be used by forensic psychologists in real forensic settings.

Beautiful and Confident: How Boosting Self-Perceived Attractiveness Reduces Preference Uncertainty in Context-Dependent Choices

Despite marketers’ efforts to make consumers feel attractive in many sales and advertising contexts, little is known about how consumers’ self-perceived physical attractiveness influences their decision making. The authors examine whether a boost in consumers’ self-perceived attractiveness influences subsequent choices in domains unrelated to beauty. Across six studies, the authors find converging evidence that a boost in consumers’ self-perceived attractiveness enhances their general self-confidence and reduces preference uncertainty, resulting in less reliance on the choice context and thus fewer choices of compromise, all-average, and default options. The findings further show that consumers use self-confidence as metacognitive information for inferring preference uncertainty in subsequent decisions. This process is a misattribution that can be attenuated when consumers attribute their self-confidence to the self-perceived attractiveness. The article concludes with a discussion of theoretical and managerial implications.

Students’ Organisational Experience And Their Speaking-Confidence Of English

Joining student organizational activities is positively impacts both extrinsically and intrinsically, such as developing leadership or good speaking skills. Several studies have been conducted to examine the role of student organizations in increasing their confidence when speaking. However, many of these studies rely only on general self-confidence but not in the context of classroom learning. The purpose of this study was to analyze students' speaking confidence in class and the correlation between students' organizational experience and their speaking confidence. This type of research is quantitative research. The population in this study found 35 students. The instrument used in this research is a questionnaire. The technique used to analyze the data is the Pearson Product Moment Correlation to determine the relationship between the independent variable (organizational experience) and the determinant variable (self-confidence). The results of this study indicate that the significance level (0.001) and Pearson correlation = 0.569 (sig = 0.01). This shows a significant relationship between the organization and a high level of self-confidence in class. It can be said that the organizational experience of students can increase their sense of self-confidence.

Social competence-based prognostic possibilities of creativity expression among students of social profile

The article presents a theoretical discussion of peculiarities of creativity and social competence. Creativity expression is analysed on the basis of social competence. The aim of research: to investigate peculiarities of perceived creativity and social competence of students of social profile in Lithuanian higher education schools, to disclose their correlations and to foresee prognostic possibilities of creativity expression on the basis of social competence. The research methodologies: The Questionnaire of Personality Creativity (Petrulis, 1988) was used to investigate the students’ perceived creativity according to the subscales of intuition, phantasy, inclination to creativity, inclination to innovation, flexibility, originality, criticality, inversion and childishness. The students’ social competence was assessed using the questionnaire of Ullriche, de Muynck (1994) (cf. Lekaviciene, 2001) according to the subscales of general self-confidence, resistance to failures and criticism, ability of expressing feelings, ability of asking for a favour, unyielding, ability of demanding and feeling not guilty. Employing the strategy of quantitative research, the correlations of components of social profile students’ perceived creativity and social competence were established. It was also identified that social competence acquires a prognostic meaning to expression of students’ creativity. The research results will have a residual value in the scientific discussion about the social competence-based expression of students’ creativity.

Do challenge and threat evaluations predict netball performance and selection at trials in youth netball players?

n the current paper, we investigated the extent to which challenge and threat evaluations predicted the trials performance of youth netball players. This paper compared two theoretical frameworks, the Theory of Challenge and Threat States in Athletes (TCTSA) and the BioPsychoSocial Model (BPSM) of Challenge and Threat, in their prediction of trials performance. A field-based cross-sectional design was adopted, including self-report psychometric, and observational performance, data. Data were collected prior to the participants’ trials performance. Youth female netball athletes (n = 92, Mage = 13.26 years, SD = 1.55) completed psychometrics concerning challenge and threat evaluations and emotions, in relation to upcoming trials performance. Performance was rated by 10 independent club coaches. Binary logistic and linear regression analyses revealed that BPSM derived resource evaluations (general self-confidence, general perception of positive challenge, positive disposition) were related to trials performance, whilst TCTSA-derived resource evaluations (self-efficacy, perceived control, goal orientation) were not. Also, a greater perceived ability to cope with demands was positively related to trial outcome. The strongest and most consistent predictor of performance was number of previous trials. The greater number of previously attended trials, the better the participants performed in trials. The findings reveal the importance of BPSM-derived resource evaluations and the perceived ability to cope with demands in the prediction of performance outcomes, over and above the TCTSA-derived resource evaluations. The findings also have important implications for sports teams, athletes, and coaches, who should strive to maximise perceptions of resources and coping abilities in the face of pressure situations, such as trials.

The contribution of drama pedagogy in developing adolescents’ self-confidence: a case study

ABSTRACT This paper examines the contribution of drama pedagogy to the enhancement of adolescents’ self-confidence. It presents the results of a research conducted to a sample of 42, 11th grade senior high-school students of the Music School of Piraeus, Greece. Specifically, the research program consisted of 16 weekly workshop sessions attended by the students of the experimental group. The aim was the enhancement of the general self-confidence and of seven domains of the students’ special self-confidence via drama pedagogy techniques. The data were collected via a mixed method approach combining quantitative data resulted from questionnaires and qualitative data extracted from observation diaries and semi-structured interviews. The results confirmed the working research hypothesis and the relevant bibliography, since all students of the experimental group improved their general self-confidence and also six out of seven domains of their special self-confidence.

AN ANALYSIS ON STUDENTS’ SELF CONFIDENCE IN SPEAKING SKILL

The the purposes of the research 1) to find out the level of confidence of the eighth grade students' confidence in MTs AL JIHAD Pontianak in the Academic Year of 2019/2020. 2) to find out analysis score of students' confidence in speaking skills to eighth grade MTs AL-JIHAD Pontianak in Academic Year of 2019/2020. The research method used in this research was descriptive method. Data collection techniques used in this research resume are indirect communication and structured interviews. Data collection tools are questionnaires and interviews. Based on the results of the study can be concluded that in a manner general self-confidence of eighth grade MTs AL-JIHAD Pontianak in Academic Year 2019/2020 has been particularly good more specifically can be described as follows. 1) The level of confidence of the eighth grade students' confidence in MTs AL JIHAD Pontianak in the Academic Year of 2019/2020 namely having a fairly good level of confidence this is evident from the results acquisition of 62% included in the category quite good. 2).students' self-level scores in speaking skills to eighth grade MTs AL-JIHAD Pontianak in Academic Year 2019/2020 is the result of confidence indicator items in can already have a pretty good confidence this can be seen from .some indicators, namely to ask questions in learning 57%, Expressing their own ideas 61%, Appreciating the opinions of others 59%, Working together 66%, Open to criticism 71%, Optimistic 54%, Daring to present 63%. Suggestions after this research are conducted, which are 1). Students can further increase their confidence through working with the teacher through the provision of facilities that are necessary to carry out. 2) The teacher helps students to increase their confidence in speaking ability through activities that can support students in improving their speaking ability. Keywords : Self Confidence, Speaking Skills

The impact of tracking by attainment on pupil self-confidence over time: demonstrating the accumulative impact of self-fulfilling prophecy

The impact of self-fulfilling prophecy in education, and of attainment grouping on pupil self-perception, remain topics of longstanding debate, with important consequences for social in/justice. Focusing on self-confidence, this article draws on survey responses from 9,059 12-13 year olds who were tracked by subject (‘setting’). They provided survey responses when placed in ‘ability’ sets at the start of their secondary schooling, and again late the following year; enabling analysis of impact over time. After controlling for prior attainment, the gap in general self-confidence between students in the top and bottom sets for mathematics is shown to widen over time, and high set students’ self-confidence in English had also grown significantly; although there was not further widening in the cases of self-confidence in mathematics or in general self-confidence between students in the top and bottom sets for English. Implications of these findings for interventions directed at addressing educational disadvantage are discussed.

Does gamified elements influence on user’s intention to adopt and intention to recommend internet banking?

Purpose Understanding the main determinants of internet banking is important for banks and users. Although several prior research projects have focused on the factors that impact on adoption of technology, there is a limited empirical work which simultaneously captures technology-specific factors (PE, EE, WD, GAM) and customer-specific factors (GSC, INTRC) that help customers to adopt internet banking. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to verify how these factors influence individual behavior and motivate them to adopt new technology. The authors advance the body of knowledge on this subject by proposing moderating relationship of gamification between user’s intention to adopt and intention to recommend internet banking in social network. Design/methodology/approach To test the model the authors developed a quantitative study involving 398 internet users from five commercial banks. Data were collected in four weeks beginning of September 2017 from three large cities of Pakistan using convenience sampling approach. The theoretical model was tested using structural equation modeling (SEM). Findings The results indicate that intention to adopt internet banking is positively affected by performance expectancy, effort expectancy, website design, website characteristics and general self-confidence. Findings of SEM showed that approximately 72 percent of the variance in customer’s intention to adopt internet banking was accounted by predictors. Moderating effect of gamification suggested that the positive relationship between customer’s intention to adopt and customer’s intention to recommend internet banking will be stronger when gamification is higher. Importance performance matrix analysis (IPMA) suggested that among all other variables general self-confidence is the most important construct as it has the highest importance value in IPMA. Practical implications This study provides insightful guideline to practitioners, web designers and marketing professional that they should focus on both technology perspective and customer-specific factors to boost the confidence of internet banking users, while for researchers this study provides a basis for further development of technology adoption models in e-commerce domain. Originality/value This study contributes to the body of knowledge by adding game elements in technology perspective model and augments the e-commerce literature in the internet banking adoption context. To the date, this study is the first in its nature that investigates both technology-specific factors and customer-specific factors altogether to see the users influence toward technology adoption.