Effect of perceived overall self-efficacy on the use of transversal competences in undergraduate health care area students

Abstract

The aim of this research was to determine the effect of perceived levels of general self-efficacy in the use of transversal competencies, such as problem solving, decision-making, interpersonal communication and teamwork in undergraduate students of the bachelor degree programs in health care at FES Zaragoza, UNAM. It is a cross-sectional, correlational, non-experimental study. A total sample of 503 students selected on a non-probabilistic and convenience basis participated in the study. The General Self-Efficacy Scale and the Transversal Competence Evaluation Scale were applied. The results indicate that there is a directly proportional correlation of 0.488. On the other hand, variance analysis defined by self-efficacy and its levels (low, medium and high) shows a significant effect on the use of competencies with a Sig = 0.000<0.05 which allows to conclude that self-efficacy is a psychological variable that influences the use of competencies.