Summary: | The aim of the present study was to compare the profiles of perceived self-efficacy in the sociocultural sphere
between men and women, Mexican university students of health sciences. A total sample of 524 participants (202 women,
322 men) aged 17-20 years (M = 18.20; SD = 0.72) 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 significant higher punctuations than men regarding the
perceived self-efficacy in promotion of the culture and cultural identity (p< .001). Therefore, gender is an important variable
when design any kind of intervention for improving the perceived self-efficacy of students in sociocultural sphere. Future
research should apply these findings within other cultures.
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