The relationship between the perceived academic self-efficacy and academic adaptability in vocational college students

Objective:To explore the relationship between the perceived academic self-efficacy and academic adaptability in vocational college students.Methods:Nine hundred and twenty-five vocational students were investigated using the perceived academic self-efficacy scale and academic adaptability questionnaire.The variable of social demography was descriptively analyzed, the related factor of self-efficacy was investigated, and the relationship between the academic self-efficacy and learning adaptability was analyzed.Results:The differences of the total scores of self-efficacy of academic behavior and learning ability, and perceived academic self-efficacy scale in vocational college students with different gender, grade, age, whether the only child, parents' cultural level, family residence and family economy were not statistically significant(P>0.05).The total scores of self-efficacy of academic behavior and learning ability and perceived academic self-efficacy scale in the upper and middle achievement vocational college students were significantly higher than those in the lower achievement students(P<0.01).The scores of students' academic self-efficacy, learning ability and learning behavior self-efficacy scores were significantly positive correlated with the scores of learning adaptability, physical and mental health, learning interest, learning strategies, learning environment and teaching model(P<0.01).Correlation analysis showed that the total scores of learning adaptability and five components of the study were significantly positive correlation with the total scores of the learning self-efficacy and components(P<0.01).Conclusions:The learning adaptability of higher vocational college students is an important factor of influencing the learning self-efficacy.