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Implicit theories of intelligence, self-efficacy beliefs: A comparative study by gender and academic fields

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between implicit theories of intelligence and self-efficacy beliefs regarding gender and academic fields. 400 college students (160 male and 240 female) from 2 different fields (math and human sciences) were chosen randomly. The data collection was done through 3 different questionnaires: Implicit theory of intelligence inventory, Shwarzer and Jerusalem general self-efficacy scale and for academic self-efficacy, Bandura (2000) questionnaire The results showed that: Implicit theories of intelligence predict self-efficacy (general and academic beliefs. There is no difference between self efficacy of male and female where as this difference is observed according to field of study. -Female students in comparison with male students have higher general self-efficacy. - There is difference between self-efficacy of math and human sciences students.