Calibration and initial validation of a general self-efficacy item bank and short form for the NIH PROMIS®

Abstract Background Occupational and physical therapy academic programs are rigorous. Increased rates of student anxiety and depression may impact learning. Data on student study skills, self-efficacy, and mental health is limited. This study explored relationships between students’ self-efficacy, mental health factors, and approaches to studying. Method A cross-sectional study was designed. Seventy-three students completed the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students-Short Form, General Self-Efficacy Scale, and Mental Health Continuum-Short Form. Associations between predictors (education program, general self-efficacy and mental health) and ratings on the study approach scales were analyzed with multiple linear regression. Results Multiple regression models revealed associations between higher self-efficacy and higher ratings on the deep (β = 0.49, p < 0.01) and strategic (β = 0.34, p < 0.05) scales, and lower ratings on the surface scale (β = − 0.29, p < 0.01). Compared to OT students, PT students had higher surface approach ratings (β = − 0.36, p < 0.001). Poorer mental health scores were associated with higher surface approach ratings (β = − 0.41, p < 0.001). Conclusions To support productive study strategies among occupational and physical therapy students it may be useful to promote their general self-efficacy and positive mental health.

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Protective Factors for Subjective Well-being in Mothers of Children with Down Syndrome

Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research ◽

10.33824/pjpr.2019.34.4.36 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 655-669

Author(s):

Iram Fatima ◽

Kausar Suhail

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Down Syndrome ◽

Protective Factors ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Short Form ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

The Social ◽

Relationship Of ◽

General Self Efficacy

The study was conducted to understand the relationship of general self-efficacy and two aspects of social support with cognitive and affective facets of subjective well-being in mothers of children having Down syndrome in contrast to mothers of typical children. Survey was conducted with mothers of two types of children (n = 89 each). Data were collected through Generalized Self-Efficay Scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), Social Support Questionnaire-Short Form (SSQ-6; Sarason, Sarason, Shearin, & Pierce, 1987), and Trait Well-Being Inventory (Dalbert, 1992). It was found that with higher level of perceived available social support, the mothers of children having Down syndrome were more satisfied with their life. Further, with higher self-efficacy and higher satisfaction with the social support, mothers of both types of children were more satisfied with their life and had better mood in general. Perceived available social support benefitted mothers of children having Down syndrome only, while, satisfaction with social support and self-efficacy were protective factors for subjective well-being of mothers, in general.

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General Self-Efficacy Scale--Short Form

PsycTESTS Dataset ◽

10.1037/t69316-000 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Matthias Romppel ◽

Christoph Herrmann-Lingen ◽

Rolf Wachter ◽

Frank Edelmann ◽

Hans-Dirk Düngen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Short Form ◽

General Self Efficacy

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Relacije usamljenosti i samoefikasnosti s nekim osobnim varijablama

Papers on Philosophy Psychology Sociology and Pedagogy ◽

10.15291/radovifpsp.2499 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 37 (14) ◽

Author(s):

Lozena Ivanov ◽

Zvjezdan Penezić ◽

Ljiljana Gregov

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Interpersonal Relationships ◽

Social Relationships ◽

Negative Correlation ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Short Form ◽

Loneliness Scale ◽

Subjective Study ◽

General Self Efficacy ◽

Negative Predictor

Loneliness could be defined as subjective dissatisfaction with interpersonal relationships resulting from either a change in actual social relationships or a change in one’s needs and desires for relationships. Because the forming and modelling of social relationships could be related to some social and general abilities, one of the aims of this research was to find out the relations among loneliness and self-efficacy. The subjects were 88 students of the Faculty of Arts in Zadar who participated in the investigation twice during a period of two weeks. All measures were group administered to subjects. Four measures were used: General Self-Efficacy Scale, Short form of UCLA Loneliness Scale, Perfectionism Scale and Optimism - Pessimism Scales. The subjects assessed their subjective study satisfaction as well as their life satisfaction. Results indicated that there is a negative correlation between general self-efficacy and loneliness, as well as between general self- efficacy and pessimism. There is a positive correlation between perfectionism and loneliness, and between pessimism and loneliness. Life satisfaction was the best negative predictor of loneliness, while perfectionism was the best positive predictor of loneliness. Optimism was one of the main predictors of general self-efficacy.

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Psychometrical Properties of a French Version of the General Self-Efficacy Short Scale (ASKU)

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000233 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 79 (1) ◽

pp. 15-25

Author(s):

Jean Philippe Décieux ◽

Philipp Emanuel Sischka ◽

Anette Schumacher ◽

Helmut Willems

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Factor Model ◽

German Version ◽

French Version ◽

Context Variable ◽

Confirmatory Factor ◽

French Speaking ◽

German Speaking ◽

Valid Instrument ◽

General Self Efficacy

Abstract. General self-efficacy is a central personality trait often evaluated in surveys as context variable. It can be interpreted as a personal coping resource reflecting individual belief in one’s overall competence to perform across a variety of situations. The German-language Allgemeine-Selbstwirksamkeit-Kurzskala (ASKU) is a reliable and valid instrument to assess this disposition in the German-speaking countries based on a three-item equation. This study develops a French version of the ASKU and tests this French version for measurement invariance compared to the original ASKU. A reliable and valid French instrument would make it easy to collect data in the French-speaking countries and allow comparisons between the French and German results. Data were collected on a sample of 1,716 adolescents. Confirmatory factor analysis resulted in a good fit for a single-factor model of the data (in total, French, and German version). Additionally, construct validity was assessed by elucidating intercorrelations between the ASKU and different factors that should theoretically be related to ASKU. Furthermore, we confirmed configural and metric as well as scalar invariance between the different language versions, meaning that all forms of statistical comparison between the developed French version and the original German version are allowed.

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