The objective of the present investigation was to explore the levels of academic self-efficacy and their relationship with performance, anxiety and depression in a sample of emerging university adults. 114 students between 17 and 30 years of age (SD = 2.12), answered the in the Academic Behavior Self-efficacy Scale, the Diagnostic Questionnaire for Depressive Disorders and an Anxiety Inventory. For academic performance, the average grade for high school education, the university entrance exam and the first semester of university were considered. The analysis of the measurement of the levels of each of these variables and their correlation, indicated that the respondents who had low academic self-efficacy when entering university, had the lowest academic performance during high school and a high level of anxiety upon entering university without symptoms of depression.

El objetivo de la presente investigación fue explorar los niveles de autoeficacia académica y su relación con el rendimiento, la ansiedad y depresión en una muestra de adultos emergentes universitarios. 114 estudiantes entre 17 y 30 años (DE= 2.12), respondieron a la Escala de Autoeficacia en Comportamientos Académicos, al Cuestionario de diagnóstico de los trastornos depresivos y a un Inventario de Ansiedad. Para el rendimiento académico se consideró el promedio de calificaciones del bachillerato, del examen de ingreso a la universidad y del primer semestre universitario. El análisis de la medición de los niveles de cada una de estas variables y su correlación, indicó que los encuestados que tuvieron baja autoeficacia académica al ingresar a la universidad, tuvieron el menor rendimiento académico durante el bachillerato y alto nivel de ansiedad a su ingreso a la universid...

The objective of the present investigation was to explore the levels of academic self-efficacy and their relationship with performance, anxiety and depression in a sample of emerging university adults. 114 students between 17 and 30 years of age (SD = 2.12), answered the in the Academic Behavior Self-efficacy Scale, the Diagnostic Questionnaire for Depressive Disorders and an Anxiety Inventory. For academic performance, the average grade for high school education, the university entrance exam and the first semester of university were considered. The analysis of the measurement of the levels of each of these variables and their correlation, indicated that the respondents who had low academic self-efficacy when entering university, had the lowest academic performance during high school and a high level of anxiety upon entering university without symptoms of depression.