Autoeficacia general percibida en universitarios mexicanos, diferencias entre hombres y mujeres

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to compare the profiles of general perceived self-efficacy between men and women mexican university students. A total sample of 282 participants, 142 women and 140 men with a mean age of 20 and 21 years, respectively, participated in this study. A quantitative approach with a descriptive and transversal survey design was applied. The results of the one-way multivariate analysis of variance, followed by the one-way univariate analyses of variance, showed that women reported statistically significant higher punctuations than men regarding the perceived self-efficacy and greatest need and ability to be more self-efficacious. Differences found between men and women regarding their perceived selfefficacy, suggest that any effort to improve perceived self-efficacy must take gender into consideration.