Automatic Thoughts and Personality Factors in the Development of Self-Efficacy in Students

Abstract

The paper aims to compare the level of self-efficacy, automatic thoughts and personality factors described by the "Big Five" model in students specializing in Pedagogy Primary and Preschool Education. The "Big Five" personality factors were assessed through the International Personality Item Pool (IPIP), Selfefficacy was measured through the Self-efficacy Scale, and Automatic Thoughts using the Automatic Thought Questionnaire. The research samples consist of a) Group 1 consisting of 30 participantsstudents in the Pedagogy Primary and Preschool Education (PIPP) specialization (27 females and 3 males) with an average age of 25.6 years; b) Group 2 consisting of 30 young people who are not students (27 females and 3 males) with an average age of 25.6 years. The results obtained indicate that there are no differences between PIPP students and other young people participating in research in terms of Selfefficacy and Automatic Thoughts, but in terms of personality traits there are differences between the two groups. At the same time, the research results indicate a link between a personality factor of the "Big Five" model and Self-efficacy in PIPP students, but also the existence of a link between Automatic Thoughts and at least a factor of personality traits of the "Big Five" model.