Mastery Climates and Civic Engagement: Predictors of Academic and Community Service Self-Efficacy

This study examines the influence of civic action attitudes, academic mastery climate, and community service mastery climate on academic and community service self-efficacy among undergraduate students in a vocational college in China (N = 863). Hierarchical regression analyses reveal that civic action attitudes are significantly and positively associated with both academic and community service self-efficacy. Additionally, both academic mastery climate and community service mastery climate have significant positive associations with academic selfefficacy, while community service mastery climate is also positively associated with community service self-efficacy. Notably, the relationship between civic action attitudes and self-efficacy remains robust even after accounting for mastery climates. These findings underscore the critical role of civic engagement and mastery-oriented learning environments in fostering students' confidence in both academic and community service settings. The results highlight the need to integrate civic engagement initiatives with mastery-oriented pedagogical strategies to enhance their self-efficacy and overall academic and civic development.