Agency and the regulation of self-confidence among teacher students
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9527-2026-8-3-387-397Keywords:
self-confidence, agency, active/passive orientations, teacher studentsAbstract
Introduction. The relevance of the research stems from the need to develop self-confidence as a professionally significant quality in future teachers. Self-confidence is an integral characteristic comprising multiple interdependent components, which justifies the study of its relationship with an individual’s potential for agency. This potential serves as an integrator of value-motivational traits and reflects an active life orientation. The aim of the study is to reveal the psychological mechanisms and investigate the relationship between self-confidence and agency in teacher students.
Materials and Methods. The focus of the study is the self-confidence of students on teacher training programmes. The sample consisted of students from the Faculty of Philology at Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia (N = 142; mean age 19.2 ± 0.82 years). Research methods included psychodiagnostic techniques and statistical processing of empirical data.
Results. The study identified latent relationships between indicators of self-confidence and active/passive orientations. A positive relationship was established between self-confidence and active orientation. This relationship was found to operate through two multidirectional mechanisms: (1) spontaneous improvising interaction with the environment mediated by an extroverted position and manifested in short-term planning; (2) reflexive strategic interaction mediated by an introverted position and manifested in long-term planning and internal stability.
Conclusion. The findings contribute to the understanding of the psychological mechanisms of confident behavior and reveal the predominant influence of active life orientation on the development of self-confidence. The results may serve as a foundation for developing psychological and educational support programs aimed at fostering self-confidence competencies through the activation of potential for agency.
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