International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2022 | Volume: 6 | Issue: 9 | Page No.: 423-434 Positivity as Mediator to Academic Resilience and Self-Efficacy Download PDF Maricris C. Cabral, Marietta S. Cunanan, Lyka Marie B. Dolosa, Melissa M. Ocampo, Rose Lynn D. Villanueva Abstract: This study identified the significant mediation analysis of positivity on academic resilience and self-efficacy. Simple random sampling was used in selecting the 1804 first-year college students as respondents who are enrolled during the second semester of academic year 2021-2022 across all courses and campuses of a state university. Mediation analysis was used to measure the mediating role of positivity on academic resilience and self-efficacy. It is revealed that academic resilience significantly affects students' positivity and self-efficacy; while positivity as mediator affects self-efficacy being the outcome variable. However, positivity only partially mediates the relationship between academic resilience and self-efficacy thus other mediating variables may be present but were not further determined in the study. It is suggested that future researchers may try to investigate other mediating variables aside from positivity. Even if positivity partially mediates the relationship between academic resilience and self-efficacy, it is recommended that students would be more conscious of their positivity because it affects their academic resilience and self-efficacy.