%A Luo,Yunfeng %A Gao,Wenjuan %A Liu,Xinqiao %D 2022 %J Frontiers in Psychology %C %F %G English %K Academic self-efficacy,self-esteem,gender differences,Cross-lagged models,Mental Health %Q %R 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.877343 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2022-May-23 %9 Brief Research Report %# %! self-esteem and academic self-efficacy %* %< %T Longitudinal Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Academic Self-Efficacy Among College Students in China: Evidence From a Cross-Lagged Model %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.877343 %V 13 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 1664-1078 %X The present study aimed to investigate the associations between self-esteem and academic self-efficacy among Chinese college students. Descriptive statistics showed that on average, students’ academic self-efficacy experienced a downward trend in the first 3 years before rising slightly in the graduation year, and that male students had higher academic self-efficacy than females in the first 2 years, whereas female students’ academic self-efficacy surpassed their male counterparts in the latter years. There were significant, positive associations between the two variables. With cross-lagged analysis, we found that students’ self-esteem significantly predicted their subsequent academic self-efficacy from the freshman to the junior years, and the effects among male students endured longer and stronger. Implications of the findings were discussed.