The Relationship between Students' Sense of Safety and Self-Efficacy in an Arab High School in Israel | Chapter 7 | New Ideas Concerning Arts and Social Studies Vol. 5

Sense of safety in school refers to students' perceptions of being protected from physical, emotional, and social threats within the school environment. Research over the past decade has consistently shown that students who feel safe at school tend to exhibit higher academic achievement, greater attendance rates, and reduced psychological distress. On the other hand, Self-efficacy, an individual's belief in their capacity to execute behaviours necessary to achieve specific goals, has emerged as a powerful predictor of academic persistence and resilience. This study investigated the relationship between students' sense of safety and self-efficacy in an Arab high school in Israel's Triangle region. While extensive research has documented the importance of both safety perceptions and self-efficacy for students' academic and psychological outcomes, there remains a significant gap in understanding how these factors specifically interact within Arab educational contexts in Israel. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional correlational design, data were collected from 281 Muslim Arab students (grades 10- 12) using validated measures of safety perceptions (physical safety, emotional safety, and security concerns) and self-efficacy (academic, emotional self-regulation, and social domains). Results revealed a significant positive correlation between safety perceptions and self-efficacy (r = 0.42, p < 0.001), with emotional safety emerging as the strongest predictor of self-efficacy (β = 0.36, p = 0.001). The relationship between safety and self-efficacy appeared somewhat stronger for female students (r = 0.47) compared to male students (r = 0.38), though this difference was not statistically significant. Emotional self-regulation efficacy showed the strongest correlation with safety perceptions (r = 0.48, p < 0.001), suggesting the particular importance of safety for developing emotional coping resources. Supplementary qualitative data highlighted how cultural identity and collective values influenced students' experiences of safety and self-efficacy development. These findings suggest that creating secure and supportive school environments, with particular attention to emotional safety, may be an effective strategy for enhancing Arab students' belief in their capabilities, potentially improving academic outcomes and psychological well-being even in challenging sociopolitical contexts.

 

Author(s) Details

Abdul Kareem Igbaria
Department of English, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine.

 

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Exploring Joy and Challenge: Fourth-Grade Students’ Perceptions of English Writing in Tashicholing Dungkhag, Bhutan | Chapter 3 | Language, Literature and Education: Research Updates Vol. 7

 

This study explores fourth-grade students' perceptions of English writing in Tashicholing Dungkhag, focusing on emotional, cognitive, and contextual influences.

 

Using a phenomenological qualitative approach, 14 students—two each from seven government schools—were purposively selected based on their active participation and interest in English writing lessons. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analysed using Braun and Clarke’s (2021) thematic analysis framework.

 

Four primary themes emerged: enthusiasm for writing, mechanical challenges, emotional complexity, and the role of teacher support. Students expressed both joy and anxiety, highlighting the dual impact of writing as both a creative outlet and a site of struggle. Positive reinforcement and empathetic instruction significantly influenced their engagement. 

 

Addressing a gap in EFL writing research in Bhutanese primary education, this study emphasises emotionally responsive pedagogy, increased use of low-stakes writing, and teacher development centred on constructive feedback and encouragement, while offering practical recommendations to enhance primary education in Bhutan and similar contexts.

 

Author(s) Details

Ten Gyeltshen
Sherub Gatshel Middle Secondary School, Bhutan.

 

Parkash Gurung
Sherub Gatshel Middle Secondary School, Bhutan.

 

Manika Rai
Sherub Gatshel Middle Secondary School, Bhutan.

 

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The Relative Contributions of Social-Personality Traits, Cognitive Learning Factors and SAT Scores to Grade Point Average | Chapter 5 | An Overview of Literature, Language and Education Research Vol. 5

To date, studies have simultaneously examined the relative predictive powers of two or three factors on GPA (Grade Point Average). However, because GPA is such an important benchmark of academic success, further investigation is warranted in order to further our practical and theoretical understanding. The present study examines the relative powers of five social/personality factors, five cognitive/learning factors, and SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test) scores to predict freshmen and non-freshmen (sophomores, juniors, seniors) academic success (i.e., GPA). All factors were assessed using psychometric measures. The results revealed many significant predictors of GPA for both freshmen and non-freshmen. However, subsequent regressions, which systematically analysed the contributions of social/personality factors, cognitive/learning factors, and SAT scores on GPA, showed that only academic self-efficacy, epistemic belief of learning, and high-knowledge integration, which is an individual’s ability to integrate new information with prior knowledge, explained unique variance in GPA (19%-freshmen and 23.2%-non-freshmen). Further, for freshmen, SAT scores explained an additional unique 10.6% variance after the influences attributed to these three predictors were removed whereas for non-freshmen, SAT scores failed to explain any additional variance. These results highlight the unique and important contributions of academic self-efficacy, epistemic belief of learning and high-knowledge integration to GPA beyond other previously-identified predictors. They also suggest that future research should conceptualize GPA as a multi-faceted construct that can only truly be understood by integrating multiple content areas.

 

Author (s) Details

Brenda Hannon
Department of Psychology and Sociology, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, Texas, USA.

 

 

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Relationship between Depression, Loneliness and Self-Efficacy among Adolescents with Working and Non-Working Mothers in Bangladeshi Sample: A Cross-Sectional Study | Chapter 3 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 6

 Depression is a psychiatric condition that can be described as a constant state of sadness, fear, feelings of self-loathing and guilt and loss of interest and pleasure in joyful activities. Self–efficacy can also be defined as a person's overall belief in his or her capacity to learn or perform in specific levels of actions. The main purpose of this study was to investigate the relation among depression, loneliness and self-efficacy of adolescents of working and non-working mothers whether mother’s occupation has any effects on adolescent’s depression, loneliness and self-efficacy. Assess whether depression, loneliness and self-efficacy of adolescents differ by gender or not. This detailed cross-sectional study was carried out on 200 children of age group 15–18 years, who were selected conveniently from a high school in the urban area of Bangladesh. The participants of the relevant study are 100 adolescents of working mothers where 50 are male and 50 are female and 100 adolescents of non-working mothers where 50 are male and 50 are female between the age group of 15 to 18 years selected purposively by convenience sampling technique. To collect the data researcher used the Bangla Version of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale by Russell and Dan. The Depression Scale was suggested by Rahman and Uddin, and adopted the Bengali Version by Ilyas et al. of Sherer’s General Self-Efficacy Scale. Descriptive and correlation statistical techniques are employed to depict the quantitative data. The results indicated a significant relationship between the working status of the mothers and rates of depression, loneliness and self-efficacy. Children of mothers who work are found to be depressed and lonelier and evince lower self-efficacy than those whose mothers are not in employment. The study lastly puts forward a conclusion that There are many complexities in the link between maternal employment and adolescent unwinding. The reason for this complexity is that, there are other variables which come into play which tend modifies the relationship which maternal working entails with adolescent growth. The study suggested that gradual elimination of the discrimination and negative attitudes towards women in the workforce may be less harmful to the adolescents.

 

Author (s) Details

Sadia Afrin
IPNA, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.

 

Tanmi Akhter
IPNA, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.

 

Mir Ayesha Akter
IPNA, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.

 

Shoma Rani Nandi
IPNA, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.

 

Mst. Sharifa Khatun
IPNA, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Bangladesh.

 

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Examining Self-Efficacy and Personality Traits as Predictors of Academic Dishonesty among Undergraduate Students | Chapter 7 | Current Progress in Arts and Social Studies Research Vol. 10

Universities worldwide face a significant challenge: academic dishonesty. This problem extends beyond students, ensnaring even high-ranking personnel like lecturers, department heads, and university/college staff. Various terms describe academic dishonesty, including academic fraud, cheating, and misrepresentation. This paper investigated the forms and prevalence of academic dishonesty among Ghanaian undergraduate students. It also examined how self-efficacy and personality type predict academic fraud within on-campus settings. The study employed a cross-sectional design, surveying 453 students and employed three scales to measure key variables. Descriptive statistics (percentages, means, frequencies, standard deviations) were used to answer the research questions, while standard linear regression tested the hypothesis. The results indicated high levels of self-efficacy and conscientiousness among students, yet academic dishonesty was still present. Conscientiousness, openness, and self-efficacy were found to predict academic fraud. One key implication is that such students may carry the negative habits into their future careers. Academic dishonesty poses a significant threat, not just to individual students but to entire nations. It tarnishes the reputations of both the cheater and the institution, potentially leading to lasting disgrace if exposed. Educators must prioritize understanding the root causes of this academic dishonesty and work to stop it. The paper concluded by examining some strategies for mitigating academic dishonesty within the educational context.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Joseph Asamoah-Gyawu
Counselling Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 

Bernice Serwaa Ofosuhene Peasah
Counselling Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

 

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Achieving Financial Wellness through Financial Literacy among University Students in Cape Town | Chapter 1 | Economics and Entrepreneurship: The Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD), Edition 1

This study investigated the role of financial literacy in achieving financial wellness among university students in Cape Town, South Africa. Using a post-positivist approach, data was collected through an online survey with 163 respondents. The study examined key components of financial literacy, which included financial knowledge, attitudes, behaviours, and self-efficacy to assess their influence on students’ financial wellness. Findings indicate that while students have a foundational understanding of financial concepts, gaps remain in areas such as debt management, budgeting, and differentiating between needs and wants. These deficiencies contribute to financial stress and may hinder students’ financial well-being. Despite challenges, students remain optimistic about repaying debt after graduation. The study recommends targeted financial literacy interventions, including debt management education, to improve students’ financial outcomes. Additionally, it calls for the integration of financial literacy into university curricula to support long-term financial wellness.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Ian Lyndon Johnson
University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

Chux Gervase Iwu
University of the Western Cape, South Africa.

 

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Psychometric Evaluation of Self-Efficacy for Pain & Disability among Chronic Pain Patients | Chapter 6 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 5

 The basic goal of this paper search out highlight the importance of utilizing SE to treat chronic pain and deterioration. Recent research indicates that coping systems play a significant role in never-ending pain adaptation. Pain is often emotional in that each person learns to ask the word through welcome or her own experience. Self-efficacy (SE), a subjective concept defined all at once's confidence in carrying out a distinguishing activity, is devoted to recommended medications, in addition to pain coping mechanisms in things who have chronic pain. Varieties of tangible and psychological causes are believed to bring about increased impairment in inmates with incessant pain. Pain severity is correlated accompanying physical activity and shown to have a gloomy association with breaking promise to work in patients accompanying chronic lower back pain. In women with knee OA (KOA), a rise depressed frequency and intensity and a obey the rules self-efficacy (SE) for baseline working activities predicted a two-period decline in walking effectiveness. The SE of the lower baseline also concluded reduced stair crawling efficiency. SE beliefs are a meaningful determinant of coping tendencies. This article reviews the belief of SE, the importance of application of SE in considering chronic pain & disability.

Author(s) Details:

Saikripa Raman,
Department of Physiotherapy, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

Priyanshu Sharma,
Department of Physiotherapy, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.

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Determining Personality Traits, Organizational Commitment and Self-Efficacy of Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) Employees of Kathmandu, Nepal | Chapter 3 | Current Topics on Business, Economics and Finance Vol. 3

 This episode is about the study of the Saving and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) employees’ traits traits, self-efficacy, and administrative commitment of Kathmandu community. The five-factor Mini-IPIP traits model was employed by the analysts. The 20-item abridgement of something written of the 50-item IPIP-FFM comprises the scale. Employee agreeableness, conscientiousness, heated stability, extraversion, and acumen have been measured utilizing the Big Five personality characteristics. The affective, normalizing, and continuance commitment of the member are assessed utilizing the organizational assurance scale. No one could have imagined the current mathematical world outside the contribution of the laborers, who represent human capital. The Self-efficiency scale is used to identify members' confident faith in their ability to handle a range of stressful positions effectively. There are 260 peasants in the total sample size (127 men and 133 girls). The samples were only taken from the community of Kathmandu's sixty-three SACCOS. This study uncovers the connections 'tween the personality traits, obligation, and self-efficacy of SACCOS agents in order to efficiently manage their behavior for an institution's overall productivity.

Author(s) Details:

Dess Mardan Basnet,
Nepal Open University (NOU), Lalitpur, Nepal.

Mahima Birla,
Pacific Academy of Higher Education and Research University, Udaipur, India.

Murari Prasad Regmi,
Central Department of Psychology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.

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Pre-service Science Teachers’ Self-efficacy Beliefs of Teaching in Kenya and the United States of America; USA: A Comparative Study | Chapter 12 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 7

This study analysed and contrasted science teacher effectiveness views of primary pre-service teachers in Kenya and the United States by surveying 168 Kenyan and 189 US pre-service teachers using a cross-sectional survey research design. Two key inquiries served as the basis for this study: 1. How will pre-service primary teachers from Kenya and the US differ in their perceptions of their own science teacher self-efficacy? 2. Do gender differences in self-efficacy beliefs exist? The STEBI-B scale, an inventory created by Enochs and Riggs [1], was used to gather the data. The reported Cronbach's Alpha values for Personal Science Teacher Efficacy (PSTE) and Science Teacher Outcome Expectancy (STOE) were 0.90 and 0.76, respectively. The data were analysed using a 2 x 2 factorial MANOVA for both descriptive (means and standard deviations) and inferential purposes (means and standard deviations). The dependent variables were PSTE and STOE scores. Gender and nationality of the individual were independent factors. Results show that gender and country interact significantly. The primary impact on nation was significant, but not on gender. A substantial MANOVA was followed by univariate ANOVA tests that showed statistically significant differences in the PSTE score, with the United States scoring higher on average, and the STOE score, with Kenya scoring higher. The ramifications for teacher education programmes are discussed.

Author(s) Details:

Catherine M. Aurah,
Department of Science and Mathematics Education, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST), Kakamega, Kenya.

Tom J. McConnell,
Department of Biology, Ball State University, University Way, Muncie, IN, USA.

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Self-efficacy and Self-esteem within an Organizational Relationship | Chapter 06 | Emerging Trends in Disease and Health Research Vol. 7

 Self-efficacy refers to a person's belief in their own ability to achieve a goal. Self-esteem is a person's assessment of his or her own character. Organizational self-esteem is described as an employee's perception of their own competence inside the organisation, whereas organisational self-efficacy is defined as an employee's belief that their own competence can be translated into successful action within the organisation. The goal of the study was to look into the relationship between occupational self-efficacy and occupational self-esteem and see whether there were any gender disparities. A total of 135 people, all of whom were employed, were surveyed using the Organizational Based Self-Esteem Scale (OBSE) and the New Occupational Self-Efficacy Scale (OCCSEFF). However, no link between gender and self-efficacy or gender and self-esteem could be found, and no difference between gender and self-esteem was detected. However, because few studies achieve significant results, this one should be evaluated.

Author(S) Details

Zayda Costa
Albizu University, United States.

Toni Di Dona
Albizu University, United States.

Anastasiya Rusilka
Albizu University, United States.

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Self-Efficacy and Organizational Citizenship Behavior toward Quality of Teacher Service Indonesia, Case in Banten Province | Chapter 3 | Current Research in Language, Literature and Education Vol.4

The goal of this study was to see how strong the link between teacher self-efficacy, OCB, and teacher service quality was. Teacher self-efficacy is a belief in one's own talents, such as self-assurance, flexibility, cognitive capacities, intelligence, and motivation. Meanwhile, instructors' Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) is a voluntary behaviour in which they educate beyond the school's norms. These two criteria are thought to have an impact on service quality in order to attain high-quality education. To attain this purpose, a survey method was used to conduct research on instructors in Cilegon City. The Scientific Identification Theory to Conduct Operation Research in Education Management (Sitorem) approach is then utilised to determine the relationship between variables and the weight of each indication of each variable. In this study, 179 teachers were used as samples. A proportionate random sampling strategy was employed to select the sample. The findings revealed that the teacher self-efficacy and OCB variables, as well as the teacher service quality variable, had a positive and significant association. (r y1 = 0.626(P0.01)) is the value of the correlation coefficient between teacher efficacy and service quality. Meanwhile, (r y2 = 0.316(P0.01)) is the correlation coefficient between OCB and service quality. According to the findings of the study, teacher self-efficacy and OCB can increase service quality.

Author(s) Details:

Ismatullah .,
Educational Office of Kota Cilegon, Banten, Indonesia.

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A Cross-sectional Study of the Relationship between Age, Body Mass, Pain, and Walking Limitations in Women with Knee Osteoarthritis | Chapter 17 | Current Topics in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 13

 Many people suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), which causes severe physical disability. Although some research suggests that women with this disease suffer more than men, few studies have attempted to explain the severity and impact of this disease in women with moderate knee osteoarthritis, as well as the relationships that occur between their perceived health status and well-known physical, mental, and perceptual factors associated with this disease. The aim of this exploratory study was to learn more about the factors that affect how people perceive the disease. as well as to illustrate how pain and function affect the condition in women with mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. A examination of the history of 20 women with the disease who had undergone multiple tests using standardised protocols and licenced instruments was conducted. Using the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scale, the primary outcome measure was the disease's perceived impact. Secondary outcome metrics included six-minute walking time, quickest walking velocity, self-reported discomfort, pain and functional self-efficacy, body mass index, and depression. The variables were subjected to t-tests and correlational analyses. The findings revealed that pain, along with deficits in walking capacity (p0.05), is the clinical factor that has the greatest effect on disease experience. Body mass and pain self-efficacy were important mediating variables of ambulatory ability.

Author (s) Details

R. Marks
Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, USA

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Research on Development of Physics Learning Media Based on Self-Efficacy Use Mobile Augmented Reality for Senior High School | Chapter 11 | Newest Updates in Physical Science Research Vol. 3

 The importance of self effectiveness in physics learning in high school (SMA) was discovered to be poor in one school. Self-efficacy was found to be at a rate of 48%. And this is confirmed by OECD data (3), which shows that more than 55 percent of Indonesian students rate below level 2 out of 5 levels in science. The development of self-efficacy media for studying physics and astronomy is an attempt to boost students' self-confidence. Media self-efficacy is generated using smartphone augmented reality, which is thought to be capable of providing students with a better learning environment in order to enhance their learning ability and therefore their self-efficacy. To boost self-efficacy, this media must be backed up by teacher help as a motivator for students, so that the outcomes are even better. This study may be a viable alternative to coping with the issue of students' low self-efficacy.

Author (s) Details

Dr. Muhammad Nasir
Physics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Dr. Z. Fakhruddin
Physics Education, Faculty of Teacher Training, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Rizo Budi Prastowo
Curriculum and Teaching Methodology – Education Faculty, Central China Normal University, China.

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