Academic resilience is defined as the heightened likelihood of school success in the face of adversities such as poverty, community violence, or, more commonly for secondary students, acute academic stressors like failing a major exam, struggling with a difficult subject, or experiencing negative feedback (Martin & Marsh, 2006). On the other hand, Academic self-efficacy refers to an individual's belief in their ability to successfully execute the courses of action required to achieve designated academic outcomes. The present study has been investigated the academic resilience of secondary school students and its influence on their academic self-efficacy. Adopting a descriptive research design, data has been collected from 290 secondary school students drawn from six secondary schools in the Nadia district of West Bengal. Random probability sampling technique has been applied. The Academic Resilience Scale (Cassidy, 2016) and the Academic Self-Efficacy Scale (Gafoor & Ashraf, 2006) are applied to measure the key variables. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses including independent samples t-tests, Pearson's correlation, and simple linear regression have been conducted to address the research objectives. The findings reveal significant demographic disparities. Male students exhibit significantly higher academic resilience than their female counterparts, and urban students demonstrated markedly higher resilience compare to rural students. Regarding academic self-efficacy, male students show a marginally significant advantage over female students, while urban students report moderately higher self-efficacy than rural students. Crucially, Pearson's correlation analysis identify a statistically significant, moderate positive relationship between academic resilience and academic self-efficacy. The unstandardized regression coefficient indicates that for every one-point increase in academic resilience, academic self-efficacy increases by 0.439 points. These results underscore the importance of fostering academic resilience—particularly among female and rural student populations—as a viable pathway for strengthening students' confidence in their academic capabilities. The findings will underscore the importance of fostering academic resilience as a foundational strategy for empowering students with the self-belief necessary to navigate the complexities of their educational journey and achieve their full potential.
BISWAS et al. (Wed,) studied this question.