Comparing Self Concept, Academic Self -Efficacy, Emotional Intelligence, Gender Beliefs and Gender Contentment among High School Girls and Boys and the Proportion of These Variables in Predicting Their Academic Achievement

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The purpose of this study was to compare some of the psychological variables among high school girls and boys. Other aim of this study was to determine predictive strength of the variables in academic achievement.5062 of high school girls and boys were randomly selected. The instruments were Marsh self-concept scale (SDQ), Morgan and Jing academic self-efficacy scale (MJSES), Bar-On emotional intelligent questionnaire and researcher made questionnaires related to the gender beliefs and the gender contentment. The second semester GPA was considered as student’s academic achievement.The findings showed that the girls had low self-concept, academic self -efficacy, emotional intelligent and gender contentment, in comparison with the boys. Furthermore, the results indicated that just self-concept and academic self-efficacy could predict the academic achievements in girls, but in boys students partly of the variance in academic achievement was explained by self-concept, academic self-efficacy, gender beliefs, gender contentment and emotional intelligent.

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Journal of Psychological Studies
Volume 6, Issue 3
October 2010
Pages 45-72

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