The relation between self-esteem, self-efficacy, locus of control and adaptation of students to their studies

Cilj ovoga istraživanja bio je ispitati povezanost samopoštovanja, samoefikasnosti i lokusa kontrole s prilagodbom studenata na studij. Istraživanje je provedeno na uzorku od N=219 studenata preddiplomskih studija na Fakultetu za odgojno-obrazovne znanosti u Osijeku. Instrumenti korišteni u istraživanju jesu: skala učinkovitosti (GSE), Rotterova ljestvica unutarnjeg prema vanjskom mjestu kontrole potkrepljenja, skala samosviđanja i samokompetencije te skala prilagodbe studenata na studij. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju pozitivnu akademsku, socijalnu i osobnu prilagodbu studenata koji imaju visoko samopoštovanje i samoefikasnost. Nije utvrđena povezanost samopoštovanja i samoefikasnosti s institucionalnom prilagodbom. Lokus kontrole pozitivno je povezan s akademskom i osobnom prilagodbom, ali nije utvrđena povezanost sa socijalnom i institucionalnom prilagodbom. Iz rezultata istraživanja možemo zaključiti da su svi aspekti prilagodbe podjednako važni za bolju prilagodbu studenata. Također, veliki utjecaj imaju i samopoštovanje, samoefikasnost i lokus kontrole.The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-esteem, self-efficacy, and locus of control with students' adjustment to study. The study was conducted on a sample of N = 219 undergraduate students at the Faculty of Education in Osijek. The instruments used in the research were: General Self- Efficacy Scale, Rotter’s Scale of Internal Versus External Control of Reinforcement, Self Liking Self Competence Scale, College adjustment scale. The research results show a positive academic, social and personal adjustment of students who have high self-esteem and self-efficacy. There is no correlation between self-esteem and self-efficacy with institutional adjustment. Locus of control was positively associated with academic and personal adjustment, but there is no correlation with social and institutional adjustment. From the results of the research we can conclude that all aspects of adjustment are equally important for better collage adjustment. Self-esteem, self-efficacy and locus of control also have a major impact on collage adjustment