The present study explores the relationship between self-efficacy and resilience among college students,with a particular focus on comparing National Service Scheme(NSS)volunteers and non-NSS students.The study utiliz...The present study explores the relationship between self-efficacy and resilience among college students,with a particular focus on comparing National Service Scheme(NSS)volunteers and non-NSS students.The study utilized a cross-sectional design involving 147 students(71 NSS volunteers and 76 non-NSS students)from different colleges of Kanpur Nagar.MDRS-H,which stands for the Multi-dimensional scale of Resilience in Hindi,was established by Singh and Khullar.It is utilised for the purpose of measuring resistance and the Hindi version of the General Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Sud,Schwarzer,and Jerusalem was administered to measure self-efficacy.Results indicated that NSS students exhibited higher levels of both self-efficacy and resilience compared to their non-NSS counterparts.Self-efficacy significantly positively correlated with Resilience in NSS students and non-NSS students.Regression analyses suggested that resilience was a strong predictor of self-efficacy in both students NSS and non-NSS.However,the association was most likely stronger for NSS students because they were exposed to more resilience-building activities.The study contributes to the growing body of literature on the positive impact of extracurricular activities on students’psychological well-being and provides insights into how participation in such programs may enhance both resilience and self-efficacy in college students.展开更多
文摘The present study explores the relationship between self-efficacy and resilience among college students,with a particular focus on comparing National Service Scheme(NSS)volunteers and non-NSS students.The study utilized a cross-sectional design involving 147 students(71 NSS volunteers and 76 non-NSS students)from different colleges of Kanpur Nagar.MDRS-H,which stands for the Multi-dimensional scale of Resilience in Hindi,was established by Singh and Khullar.It is utilised for the purpose of measuring resistance and the Hindi version of the General Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Sud,Schwarzer,and Jerusalem was administered to measure self-efficacy.Results indicated that NSS students exhibited higher levels of both self-efficacy and resilience compared to their non-NSS counterparts.Self-efficacy significantly positively correlated with Resilience in NSS students and non-NSS students.Regression analyses suggested that resilience was a strong predictor of self-efficacy in both students NSS and non-NSS.However,the association was most likely stronger for NSS students because they were exposed to more resilience-building activities.The study contributes to the growing body of literature on the positive impact of extracurricular activities on students’psychological well-being and provides insights into how participation in such programs may enhance both resilience and self-efficacy in college students.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61873120,62073187)the Key Research&Development Program of of Jiangsu Province(BE2021016–5)the National Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20201469)。
