Longitudinal Study of Self-efficacy and Personal Growth Initiative in Argentine Secondary School Students

Authors

  • Fátima Soledad Schönfeld Facultad "Teresa de Ávila", Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Valores, Integración y Desarrollo Social, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Paraná, Argentina y CONICET Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5395-3118
  • María Candela Tortul Facultad "Teresa de Ávila", Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Valores, Integración y Desarrollo Social, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Paraná, Argentina Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0995-4025
  • Carina Daniela Hess Facultad "Teresa de Ávila", Centro de Investigación Interdisciplinar en Valores, Integración y Desarrollo Social, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Paraná, Argentina y CONICRT Author https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4555-4376

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v39i138.57794

Keywords:

Self-efficacy, initiative personal growth, students, secondary school

Abstract

Objective. This study aimed to: a) analyze the trajectory of self-efficacy in Argentine secondary school students over three consecutive years, and b) examine its association with the personal growth initiative (PGI) at each measurement. Method. This longitudinal study included 313 students at T1, 280 at T2, and 249 at T3. Argentine adaptations of the O'Sullivan Self-Efficacy and PGI-II scales were applied. Repeated Measures ANOVA was used to study the trajectory of self-efficacy, and Pearson's r correlation was used to analyze the associations. Results. Self-efficacy showed a decrease towards the third time point. Positive and significant correlations were observed between all self-efficacy dimensions and PGI.

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2025-07-03

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Schönfeld, F. S., Tortul, M. C., & Hess, C. D. (2025). Longitudinal Study of Self-efficacy and Personal Growth Initiative in Argentine Secondary School Students. Actualidades En Psicología, 39(138), 72-90. https://doi.org/10.15517/ap.v39i138.57794