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

In: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023)

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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)

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.

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  • Xue-Er Tan & Lee-Peng Ng & Lok-Sin Kuar, 2023. "Nexus Between Academic Self-Efficacy and Student Engagement: The Mediating Role of Academic Stress," Advances in Economics, Business and Management Research, in: Yuen Onn Choong & Fanyu Chen & Keng Soon William Choo & Voon Hsien Lee & Chooi Yi Wei (ed.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Business, Accounting, Finance and Economics (BAFE 2023), pages 251-267, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:advbcp:978-94-6463-342-9_18
    DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-342-9_18
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