Academic Self-Efficacy Among First-Year Students of the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Jambi University

Alif Khan Khomeini (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Jambi)
Agung Iranda (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Jambi)
Nofrans Eka Saputra (Program Studi Psikologi, Fakultas Kedokteran dan Ilmu Kesehatan, Universitas Jambi)

Journal of Social Science and Humanities (JoSSH)
Vol. 5 No. 1 (2026): January-June

First-year students encounter academic demands and adjustment processes that differ from their previous educational experiences. These conditions require confidence in their ability to perform academic tasks, known as academic self-efficacy. This study aimed to describe the academic self-efficacy of first-year students in the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Jambi University, from the 2025 cohort. This quantitative study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design involving 138 first-year students selected through total sampling. Data were collected using The Indonesian Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (TIASS) and analyzed descriptively using JASP version 0.95.4. The results showed that overall academic self-efficacy was predominantly categorized as low (52.2%). The interaction at university (59,4%) and performance out of class (52,9%) dimensions were predominantly categorized as high, whereas the performance in class (51.4%) and managing work, family, and university (52.2%) dimensions were predominantly categorized as low. It can be concluded that first-year students tended to have low academic self-efficacy, indicating the need to strengthen their confidence in coping with academic demands.