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Character strengths as predictors of general and academic self-efficacy in university students

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dc.contributor.authorGarcía-Álvarez, Diego
dc.contributor.authorCobo-Rendón, Rubia
dc.contributor.authorLobos, Karla
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-20T16:50:13Z
dc.date.available2025-08-20T16:50:13Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractPositive psychology has introduced the concept of character strengths, which are positive traits fundamental to well-being and mental health. Research on university students has shown that these strengths impact psychoeducational variables and personal functioning, acting as a protective factor in the general and student populations. This study aims to analyze the predictive relationships between character strengths and general self-efficacy and determine their joint contribution in predicting academic self-efficacy. The study was quantitative, correlational-causal, and cross-sectional, using a non-probabilistic sample of 668 Venezuelan university students (68.86% women, average age of 20.52 years). The scales used are Growing Strong to measure character strengths, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Self-Efficacy Scale in Specific Academic Situations. All scales showed adequate psychometric properties. The mediation analysis revealed that leadership, hope, and persistence positively influence general and academic self-efficacy. Furthermore, general self-efficacy strongly impacts academic self efficacy. In conclusion, character strengths are significant predictors of self-efficacy in university students. Promoting these strengths may be crucial to improving general and academic self-efficacy, suggesting the need to implement specific initiatives in higher education.
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dc.identifier.citationGarcía-Álvarez D, Cobo-Rendón R and Lobos K (2024) Character strengths as predictors of general and academic self-efficacy in university students. Front. Psychol. 15:1490095. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1490095
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1490095
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11447/10190
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.projectThe author(s) declare that financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by the ANID-FONDECYT 11221355 \u201CImpacto de una aplicaci\u00F3n web de Autorregulaci\u00F3n del Aprendizaje integrada al aula virtual en el Aprendizaje Autorregulado, el Compromiso y los Resultados Educativos de estudiantes universitarios.\u201D It was also carried out with the support of the Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela and Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile.
dc.subjectGeneral self-efficacy
dc.subjectAcademic self-efficacy
dc.subjectCharacter strengths
dc.subjectUniversity students
dc.subjectPositive psychology
dc.titleCharacter strengths as predictors of general and academic self-efficacy in university students
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dcterms.sourceFrontiers in Psychology
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