Comparing self-efficacy and self-control of adolescents with working and non-working mothers

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The purpose of this study was to compare the self-efficacy and self-control of adolescents with employed and unemployed mothers. The research method was a causal comparative type and the statistical population consisted of all high school girls who were studying in the second education district of Tehran in the academic year 2023-2024. The sample size was 80 people (40 with employed mothers and 40 with unemployed mothers) selected through an accessible and purposeful method. The general self-efficacy questionnaires of Sherer et al. (1982) and the self-control questionnaire of Tangi (2004) were used to collect data. The SPSS software version 24 and the analysis of variance method were used to analyze the research data. The findings showed that there is a significant difference between the self-efficacy and self-control of adolescents with employed and unemployed mothers (p=0.05). An examination of the average scores of students' self-efficacy and self-control showed that adolescents with employed mothers scored higher than adolescents with unemployed mothers. Accordingly, by emphasizing the role of maternal employment, adolescents' self-efficacy and self-control can be significantly increased.

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