Exploring the relationship between self-efficacy, social support, academic anxiety, and academic outcomes: a meta-analysis structural equation modeling approach.

ABSTRACT:

Goal

This study examined the correlation between self-efficacy, social support, academic anxiety, and academic outcomes. A structural equation model was constructed with academic outcomes as the dependent variable and self-efficacy as the independent variable. Social support and academic anxiety are introduced as mediating variables.

Methods

A total of 59 studies published between July 2001 and February 2025 were obtained from the Web of Science, EBSCO, Taylor and Francis, Scopus, Wiley, ProQuest, and CNKI (core) databases, comprising 95 independent samples (total sample size = 49,072).

Results and discussion

The results showed that self-efficacy was positively correlated with academic outcomes at a moderate to high level (r = 0.354), social support was positiv

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12727568 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature