Nexus Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Student Engagement: The Mediating Role of Academic Stress

Xue-Er Tan, Lee-Peng Ng () and Lok-Sin Kuar
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Xue-Er Tan: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance
Lee-Peng Ng: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance
Lok-Sin Kuar: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Faculty of Business and Finance

A chapter in Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023), 2023, pp 251-267 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The key purpose of this study was to reveal the mediating mechanism that is potentially established by academic stress on the path between academic self-efficacy and student engagement. Four hundred paper-based self-administered questionnaires were disseminated to undergraduate students at a private university in Malaysia. There was a total of 342 (85.5%) valid and usable surveys retrieved. Data was analysed through Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling. The findings showed that academic self-efficacy effectively alleviates academic stress and improves student engagement. In contrast, the rise of academic stress leads to a decline in the level of student engagement. The result also revealed that academic stress partially mediated the pathway linking academic self-efficacy to student engagement. As such, the university’s senior management can devise strategies in a manner that is beneficial in improving student engagement and reducing academic stress. Academic staff can play their roles to foster students’ academic self-efficacy by providing guidance, encouragement, and regular feedback.

Keywords: Academic self-efficacy; Academic stress; Student engagement; University (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_18

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