Resumen

BLANCO VEGA, Humberto; ORNELAS CONTRERAS, Martha; AGUIRRE CHAVEZ, Juan Francisco  y  GUEDEA DELGADO, Julio César. Perceived Self-efficacy in Academic Behaviors: Differences Between Males and Females. RMIE [online]. 2012, vol.17, n.53, pp.557-571. ISSN 1405-6666.

The objective of this research was to compare the profiles of perceived academic self-efficacy among male and female university students. The total sample was 2,089 individuals: 902 females and 1,187 males who were first-semester undergraduate students at Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, with an average age of 18.23 (de= 0.74). The research had a quantitative focus that employed a descriptive survey. The differences found between men and women with respect to their perception of self-efficacy suggest that on designing any type of intervention that has the objective of improving perceived self-efficacy, the gender variable must be taken into account. Future research projects must replicate these findings in larger samples.

Palabras llave : student beliefs; gender differences; higher education; academic achievement; student characteristics; Mexico.

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