Self-efficacy and stress coping styles in university students

Authors

  • Lucía Florencia Piergiovanni Facultad de Psicología y Relaciones Humanas, Universidad Abierta Interamericana. Argentina
  • Pablo Domingo Depaula Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Argentina. Instituto de Investigaciones en Psicología de la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v12i1.1591

Keywords:

self-efficacy, stress coping styles, university students, stress, locus control

Abstract

The present investigation analyzed the relationship between the levels of Self efficacy that students of the bachelor´s degree on Psychology have and the Coping Styles that they use to face internal or external requests. A sample of 126 students was selected. They were given the General Self Efficacy Scale, the Coping Strategies Questionnaire and a social demographic questionnaire. The results show that those students that have more Self-efficacy use the Coping Strategy focused on solving the problem and Positive reappraisal. On the other hand, students that have lower Self-efficacy levels use the Negative self-blameway of coping with stress.

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Published

2018-05-07

How to Cite

Piergiovanni, L. F., & Depaula, P. D. (2018). Self-efficacy and stress coping styles in university students. Ciencias Psicológicas, 12(1), 17–23. https://doi.org/10.22235/cp.v12i1.1591

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