A gender study of self-efficacy perceived in Socio-cultural environment in Mexican university students in the health area

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 thi...

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Main Authors: Chávez Guerrero, Alejandro, Peinado Pérez, Jesús Enrique, Aguirre Chávez, Juan Francisco, Ceballos Gurrola, Oswaldo, Rivero Carrasco, Guadalupe Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.uanl.mx/4410/1/2_%202014%20A%20Gender%20Study%20of%20Self-Efficacy%20Perceived%20in%20Socio-Cultural%20Environment.pdf
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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.