Self-Efficacy of College Students of Working and Non-Working Mothers

Abstract

The present study aims to investigate whether the self-efficacy level of college students of working mothers differ significantly from college students of non-working mothers. The study further compared the self-efficacy of college students on the basis of gender. An attempt was made to examine whether there exists any difference between male and female students. The total sample for the study was comprised of 162 students selected randomly from undergraduate level of different colleges of Guwahati, Assam. General Self-Efficacy Scale developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer was administered to the selected sample to assess their self-efficacy. The obtained data were analyzed by calculating mean, SD and applying t-test. Analysis of the results revealed that students of working mothers had higher self-efficacy compared to the students of non-working mothers. Further findings indicated that there exists no difference in self-efficacy level between male and female college students.