Comparative Assessment Between Perceived Social Support and Academic Self-Efficacy on Emotional Adjustment among State-Owned University Undergraduate Students in Kano State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.64348/zije.2026405Abstract
This study was conducted to examine relationships between perceived social support and academic self-efficacy on emotional adjustment of undergraduate university students enrolled in public universities in Kano Nigeria. This study employed a quantitative approach with planned data collection and analysis using a cross-sectional survey design to address the research objectives. The developed and validated questionnaire was used to assess students' perceived social support, academic self-efficacy and emotional adjustment respectively. A total of 265 undergraduate students were selected using simple random sampling technique. Findings revealed a significant and positive relationship between students' perceived social support and their overall university adjustment as well as all the four adjustment dimensions namely academic adjustment, social adjustment, personal-emotional adjustment, attachment to university, and academic achievement (Beta=0.529, R2= 0.280, p< 0.05). Similarly, the finding indicated that, Academic Self-efficacy is a significant variable for Emotional Adjustment among undergraduate students in Kano (Beta=0.453, R2 =0.205, p< 0.05). This study provides important evidence for undergraduates, lecturers, university administrators, and the community at large regarding the important role of social support and academic self-efficacy in university adjustment. It is recommended among others that, universities should provide support services to assist new undergraduates to overcome their adjustment problems. Similarly, lecturers should be encouraged to establish informal interface with students outside the classroom, as rewarding interactions between students and the lecturers outside the classroom may enhance intellectual development and therefore create greater intellectual integration among undergraduate students within the university system.
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