The Influence of Academic Self-Efficacy on University Students’ Academic Performance: The Mediating Effect of Academic Engagement

Challenges and competition are being faced in higher education. Students’ unsatisfactory academic performance dropouts obvious problems worldwide. The “student-centered” pedagogy requires universities to pay attention the needs of students. Research has demonstrated that self-efficacy is a positive psychological variable prevention students becoming academically burnt out withdrawing from their studies. By increasing engagement improving performance, can reduce dropout rates. This study attempted achieve an in-depth comprehension nexus between achievement among university mediating role association two. A total 258 participants were included cross-sectional study. relationships self-efficacy, engagement, examined using Pearson correlation coefficients. In order examine intermediating relationship mediation analysis was applied. favorable strong found this Academic be direct predictor also indirect via effect engagement. findings provide theoretical practical recommendations for researchers administrators. confirm performance. results with evidence use design projects programs improvement students’ Increasing level enhancing utmost importance maintain improve