The mediating role of Neuroticism Personality on Correlates between Self Efficacy and Adjustment among University Students
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https://doi.org/10.37134/ejoss.vol11.sp.7.2025Keywords:
self-efficacy, neuroticism, adjustment, first-year student, mediating variableAbstract
This research study the relationship between self-efficacy, neuroticism personality and adjustment among first-year students in UPSI. This study aims to examine a) the level of self-efficacy among first-year students in UPSI, b) the relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment, c) the relationship between neuroticism personality and adjustment, and to d) determine if neuroticism personality is a mediating variable on the relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment. This study used quantitative method, cross-sectional survey towards a total of 130 first-year students from diploma and bachelor’s degree through online platforms (students’ email, Telegram and WhatsApp) and paper and pencil. The correlation result showed that there was a significant positive relationship between self-efficacy and adjustment. However, there was a significant negative relationship between neuroticism personality and adjustment. Regression analysis showed that there was a significant partial mediation by neuroticism personality towards self-efficacy and adjustment to university. Hence, these findings may contribute as basics to the researchers and university management in Malaysian contexts.
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