Ethnic identity, collective self-esteem and academic self-efficacy among tertiary education students

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between ethnic identity, collective self-esteem and academic self-efficacy among students at a higher learning institution. These relationships were examined among a sample of 144 respondents. The multigroup ethnic identity measure, the collective self-esteem scale and the academic self-efficacy scale were used to measure ethnic identity, collective self-esteem and academic self-efficacy, respectively. Positive correlations were found between ethnic identity and academic self-efficacy, collective self-esteem and academic self-efficacy, as well as between ethnic identity and collective self-esteem.