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ERIC Number: EJ1190845
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
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Competence and Affect Dimensions of Self-Concept among Higher Education Students: A Factorial Validation Study of an Academic Subject-Specific Self-Concept
Burns, Richard A.; Crisp, Dimity A.; Burns, Robert B.
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v33 n4 p649-663 Oct 2018
A hierarchical and multi-dimensional model of self-concept is well-validated. Despite increasing evidence that self-concept comprises two latent factors related to perceptions of 'competence' and 'affect,' many researchers continue to examine the impact of a unitary self-concept on educational outcomes. This study explores evidence for a 2-factor academic subject-specific self-concept factor structure and examines the association between these factors with self-efficacy in a sample of higher education students. Participants from two studies (N = 314; N = 475) were enrolled in introductory psychology courses. Exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory (CFA) factor analysis examined and confirmed the factor structure of two oblique self-concept factors, reflecting affect and competence, in both studies. Temporal invariance of the 2-factor model was supported. Despite a substantial literature that discriminates between self-concept and self-efficacy, self-efficacy appears to be itself a facet of competency self-concept.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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