The Effects of Grit and Academic Self-Efficacy on Major Satisfaction among Students in Health-Related College Majors

The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of grit and academic self-efficacy on major satisfaction for students in health-related majors.

Self-report questionnaire were consisted grit, self-efficacy, major satisfaction scale and completed by 290 university students in health-related majors. The collected data were analyzed with the SPSS 22 software program using ANOVA,Scheffe post-hoc test, the Pearson correlation coefficient, and multiple regression.

The grit score was higher in the male students (M=3.03) than in the female students (M=2.89). Academic self-efficacy was higher among the male students (M=3.24) than among the female students (M=2.97) and higher in the seniors (M=3.11) than in the juniors (M=2.95). Grit and academic self-efficacy were not significantly dependent on the major. The results of a multiple regression analysis were found that academic self-efficacy had a positive (+) effect on major satisfaction (β=.349,p<.001). Among the sub-factors, perseverance of effort and self-control efficacywas found to have a significant positive (+) effect on major satisfaction.

Educational and counseling programs may need to be developed to help the students establish long-term goals and develop their capabilities in regard to making continuous efforts to accomplish the goals.