Ashwinee Devi K.V. and S. Usharani
Women’s Christian College, Chennai, India
Academic success is central to college life due to the role it plays in the future of a
student. There are many factors that influence college success among which academic
self-efficacy and hardiness are found to play a significant role. The current study has
explored the relationship between academic self-efficacy and hardiness among Indian
college students. The moderating roles of age and gender on the impact of hardiness
on academic self-efficacy and its components are investigated in this study. This is an
exploratory study done using self-administered questionnaires on a sample of college
students in the age range of 18 – 25 years studying in undergraduate and post-graduate
years. Academic Self-efficacy Scale (Gafoor & Ashraf, 2006) and short Hardiness
Scale (Bartone, 1995) was used in measuring academic self-efficacy and hardiness
respectively. Moderated regression analysis revealed a significant positive relationship
between academic self-efficacy and hardiness. Age and gender, not only show direct
impact on academic self-efficacy but also moderates the relationship between hardiness
and self-efficacy. Intervention programmes to increase hardiness will be of a huge help
to college students to enhance their levels of academic self-efficacy there by to have
a better academic performance.