Born this way or formed this way? Distal personality traits and proximal self-efficacy of Malaysian students and their academic performance

• Main Authors: Toh, Seong-Yuen *, Yasmin, Fakhra, Tehseen, Shehnaz *, Poulova, Petra, Syed Arslan, Haider, Andrews, Elizabeth *, Punitha, Sinnappan, Rayhan Zaky, Mahendra
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Asia Pacific Academy of Science Pte. Ltd. 2024
• Subjects: BF Psychology; LB Theory and practice of education; RJ Pediatrics
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2783/1/Toh%20Seong%20Yuen_Born%20this%20way%20or%20formed%20this%20way.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2783/; https://esp.apacsci.com/index.php/esp/article/view/2282

It has been acknowledged that academic performance has important consequences in one’s career, thus, a better understanding of both distal and proximal predictors deserves consideration. Based on social cognitive theory, this study contributes to the limited research investigating the academic perfo...