Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students

Family functioning has been related to numerous developmental problems. Although there are other factors affecting a student?s self-efficacy, this research focused on the effects of family functioning and family hardiness. The implications that family functioning plays a great role in shaping one?s...

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Main Authors: Tam, Cai Lian *, Tay, Ee Lin *
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sunway University College 2007
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Online Access:http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/44/
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description Family functioning has been related to numerous developmental problems. Although there are other factors affecting a student?s self-efficacy, this research focused on the effects of family functioning and family hardiness. The implications that family functioning plays a great role in shaping one?s self belief systems will help to emphasize the need to resolve a growing cycle of social issues. The objectives of this study is to find out whether family functioning and family hardiness will have an influence on students? self-efficacy and also to determine the level of difference in self-efficacy of male and female students. Participants involved in this study were made up of a random sample of 120 students from a few colleges in the state of Selangor. Results obtained from this research study showed that there is a correlation amongst all three variables used, namely, family functioning, family hardiness and self-efficacy are interrelated. In addition, the results also showed that more males than females have been categorized in the category of clinical group for family functioning and selfefficacy.
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spelling sunway-442012-10-15T07:16:05Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/44/ Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students Tam, Cai Lian * Tay, Ee Lin * BF Psychology HM Sociology HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Family functioning has been related to numerous developmental problems. Although there are other factors affecting a student?s self-efficacy, this research focused on the effects of family functioning and family hardiness. The implications that family functioning plays a great role in shaping one?s self belief systems will help to emphasize the need to resolve a growing cycle of social issues. The objectives of this study is to find out whether family functioning and family hardiness will have an influence on students? self-efficacy and also to determine the level of difference in self-efficacy of male and female students. Participants involved in this study were made up of a random sample of 120 students from a few colleges in the state of Selangor. Results obtained from this research study showed that there is a correlation amongst all three variables used, namely, family functioning, family hardiness and self-efficacy are interrelated. In addition, the results also showed that more males than females have been categorized in the category of clinical group for family functioning and selfefficacy. Sunway University College 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/44/1/family_functioning.pdf Tam, Cai Lian * and Tay, Ee Lin * (2007) Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students. Sunway Academic Journal, 4. pp. 99-107.
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Tam, Cai Lian *
Tay, Ee Lin *
Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title_full Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title_fullStr Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title_full_unstemmed Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title_short Effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
title_sort effects of family functioning and family hardiness on self-efficacy among college students
topic BF Psychology
HM Sociology
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
url http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/44/
http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/44/1/family_functioning.pdf