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Self-efficacy, academic performance and school transition among orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda

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  • Nabunya, Proscovia
  • Byansi, William
  • Damulira, Christopher
  • Ssewamala, Fred M.

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Self-efficacy is critical to adolescents’ development. This study examined the relationship between self-efficacy, academic performance and transition to post primary education among orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda.

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  • Nabunya, Proscovia & Byansi, William & Damulira, Christopher & Ssewamala, Fred M., 2022. "Self-efficacy, academic performance and school transition among orphaned adolescents in southern Uganda," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 143(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:143:y:2022:i:c:s0190740922003437
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106707
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