This study analyzed the relationship between positive illusion and self-efficacy among middle school students according to their gender. The main purpose of the study was to find out the difference in positive illusion and self-efficacy on the distinc...
This study analyzed the relationship between positive illusion and self-efficacy among middle school students according to their gender. The main purpose of the study was to find out the difference in positive illusion and self-efficacy on the distinction of gender, and to examine the relationship between positive illusion and self-efficacy of middle school students.
From the result, basic materials could be produced for guidance and counseling through development of students' self-esteem or an optimism enhancement program. Furthermore, it provides us with educated insight to design effective strategies for counseling guidance approaches.
The research questions were set up as follows:
First, what is the difference in positive illusion on the distiction of gender?
Second, what is the difference in self-efficacy on the distiction of gender?
Third, is there any relationship between positive illusion and self-efficacy of middle school students according to their gender?
For this study, the subjects were 474 grade 2 middle school students sampled from four schools in Busan City(About five hundred middle school students participated in this research).
The survey instruments used for this study were Positive Illusion Questionnaire(Lee, Park & Uhlemann, 2001) and The self-efficacy scale(Kim & Cha, 1996)
To analyze data, Multivariate analysis of Variance(MANOVA) and Canonical Correlation Analysis were conducted.
The results of this study were summarized as follows:
There was no meaningful statistical difference in positive illusion on the distinction of gender, but there was a significant difference in self-efficacy on the distinction of gender.
There was a positive correlation between positive illusion and self-efficacy. Notable was that, unrealistic optimism(a sub-element of positive illusion) had a significantly higher correlation than any other sub-element with self-efficacy. Also self-control(a sub-element of self-efficacy) had a significant correlation than any other sub-element with positive illusion.
Finally, between positive illusion and self-efficacy according to their gender, there was a significant positive correlation.
keywords : middle school students, positive illusion, self-efficacy