Abstract

GARCIA-MENDEZ, Rosa María  and  RIVERA-LEDESMA, Armando. Self-efficacy in academic life and psychopathological traits. Rev Arg Cs Comp. [online]. 2020, vol.12, n.3, pp.41-58.  Epub Feb 29, 2020. ISSN 1852-4206.

The aim of this study was to explore whether there are differences in self-efficacy in the academic life of students with psychopathological traits and students without these traits, based on results of the Self-Efficacy in Academic Life Scale (EAVA) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) instruments. We obtained and analyzed data from 251 Mexican university students. Individuals with psychopathological traits obtained significantly lower scores in the EAVA than students without psychopathological traits. Scales related to social integration were the most relevant. Among them, Social Introversion showed the lowest scores in most of the subscales of the EAVA, especially in the subscales: leadership, socialization and companionship, professional achievement, creativity and innovation, and exposure in front of a group. This study provides evidence that highlights the importance of the relation between psychopathological traits and the self-efficiency in academic life.

Keywords : personality; academic self-efficacy; adaptation to university; social skills.

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