title: Perceived competence: a common core for self-efficacy and self-concept?
abstract: This study uses Bandura's Multidimensional Scales of Perceived Self-Efficacy (MSPSE; Bandura, 1990) and Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA; Harter, 1988) to examine the extent to which self-efficacy and competency-related elements of the self-concept are independent constructs. Factor analysis of data provided by 778 high school students revealed that when measured using domain-general measures such as the MSPSE and SPPA, self-efficacy and competency self-concept do not represent totally separate, distinct constructs. Overlap of dimensions occurs at both the first- and second-order levels of analysis. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Education Policy Research, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2DF, United Kingdom. a.c.hughes@staffs.ac.uk
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Galbraith
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001076:Aptitude; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D011594:Psychometrics; D012574:Schools; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013334:Students; D006113:United Kingdom