Gender Peculiarities in Self-efficacy of Personality
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: In today's fast-paced world, everyone has to actively participate in their own lives and achieve the most acceptable results in various fields of activity (through the implementation of their own abilities and behavioural patterns in accordance with external requirements), which, in turn, requires the ability to fully assess a person's abilities, talents and resources. The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of self-efficacy in women and men. The study of gender peculiarities of self-efficacy was conducted using the following methods: theoretical (analysis of psychological literature, modern scientific research and empirical data, definition of the essence of the concept of ‘self-efficacy’ and its components); empirical (conducting an empirical study of gender-specific psychological features of self-efficacy of a person, including testing according to the following methods: “K. Lay's General Procrastination Scale (GPS) adapted by T. Yudeeva. The MUN test questionnaire (success-failure motivation) by A. Rean. The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE); mathematical and statistical (determining the reliability of the study results was carried out using the Mann-Whitney test, correlation analysis). Based on the results of the theoretical analysis, the article identifies gender peculiarities of self-efficacy of different age groups, gender differences in motivation and values, gender differences in individual dimensions of achievement motivation), gender differences in managing negative emotions, gender differences in overconfidence, gender differences in passion for achievement, fortitude and thinking depending on gender, as well as the impact of self-efficacy, determination, achievement motivation and gender differences on work performance. The potential effectiveness of self-efficacy training programmes was investigated, which showed gender differences in both training and the relationship between age, self-efficacy and academic success. The results of our own empirical research (men and women aged 20 to 31, with different professions, social status, etc.) show that no differences between men and women were found according to the Mann-Whitney criterion by any of the methods. This may suggest that men and women in this age group are experiencing similar conditions and undergoing similar development in this period. Additionally, psychological recommendations were developed to boost the individual's self-motivation, maintain their self-efficacy and help them control their motivation to succeed.
Authors: Zhanna Bogdan, Hanna Bilokonenko, Nataliya Byelyayeva, Stanislav Golubiev
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Gender equality
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4414993533