An Evaluation of Self-Efficacy Assessment for the Prevention of Depression and Facebook Addiction in Rajabhat University Students during the New Normal Era

Abstract

The objectives of this research were to study the results of self-efficacy assessments for depression prevention and the use of Facebook among students, and to determine the predictor of depression as well as to determine how students use Facebook. The sample consisted of 749 students randomly selected using multiple steps method. The tools used to collect information include: 1) query depression screening via self-efficacy questionnaire at 0.85 reliability and 2) parenting model questionnaire at 0.83 reliability. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and multiple regression. The results were found that; 1) The students had a high level of self-efficacy with a mean of 4.02 and a standard deviation of 0.56; 2) The students had the overall level of depression symptoms were abnormal but did not have depression with a mean of 0.90 and standard deviation of 0.99; 3) The students had a moderate level of overall parenting style with a mean of 3.28 and a standard deviation of 0.75; 4) Good predictors for predicting depression among students (Y1) are: Self-efficacy and self-reliant parenting style It was able to collectively explain the variance of depression among the students of 76.88 percent with the standard deviation of the forecast of 3.70; and 5) Good predictors for forecasting student Facebook addiction (Y2) are: The punitive parenting style and the self-reliant parenting style in which the two were able to jointly explain the variance of students' Facebook addiction at 75.78 percent with a standard deviation of 3.51.