New trend of authentic leadership skills in nursing education: The key role of perfectionism and self-efficacy

Abstract Background: In the literature the need to shape leadership skills in nursing in the process of education is stressed. In order for it to be effective, actions need to be undertaken including some personality traits which may frequently be observed in students of nursing (e.g. perfectionism and self-efficacy). The role of personality traits in acquiring leadership skills is not recognized well. The aim of the study was determining whether perfectionism may be treated as a mediator between the feeling of one’s own efficacy, and authentic leadership skills in students of nursing.Methods: The group of people studied consisted of 615 students of nursing (Women = 96.3%, n=592; Men = 3.7%, n=23), who made up 67.51 % all students of the discipline. The following research tools were used: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES).Results: The level of perfectionism is a significant mediator of relations between self-efficacy (GSES) and the level of authentic leadership (Sobel Test: t = 6.958; p = 0.000). The relation, without a mediating factor, is positive, and standardized beta coefficient for the feeling of own efficacy totals beta = 0.470 (p = 0.000), while in the presence of a mediator the strength of the correlation is smaller and amounts to beta = 0.366 (p = 0.000).Conclusions: Taking into account personal variables (perfectionism and self-efficacy) in the process of shaping skills is of key importance. In order to increase the efficacy, the programs of teaching these skills should include mutual relation between perfectionism and self-efficacy.

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MALADAPTIVE PERFECTIONISM AND AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE STUDENTS

Wiadomości Lekarskie ◽

10.36740/wlek201908106 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 72 (8) ◽

pp. 1453-1459

Author(s):

Mariusz Jaworski ◽

Mariusz Panczyk ◽

Aneta Binkowska ◽

Piotr Leszczyński ◽

Robert Gałązkowski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Authentic Leadership ◽

Leadership Skills ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mean Values ◽

Maladaptive Perfectionism ◽

Authentic Leadership Questionnaire ◽

Group 1

Introduction: Leadership skills can be critical in emergency medicine. However, there are no works that analyze this issue in much more details. The aim: To analyze the level of leadership skills in emergency medicine students, and also checking if despondency perfectionism is a variable that reduce the correlation between self-efficacy and leadership skills. Materials and Methods: The analyzed group consisted of 75.76% of all emergency medicine students taking up education at the Medical University of Warsaw in 2018 (n = 150, W = 74, M = 71). The average age was 23 years (SD = 1.7). All students were divided into two groups: Group 0 - without maladaptive perfectionism (n = 64), and group 1- with maladaptive perfectionism (n = 79). In the cross-sectional study, three standardized research tools were used: Authentic Leadership Questionnaire, Almost Perfect Scale-Revised (APS-R), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). ANCOVA analysis was used. Results: The linear regression coefficients for both comparison groups were significantly different (interaction of variables: “maladaptive perfectionism * self-efficacy”: F = 4.841, p = .029). Comparing adjusted mean values for both groups (0 vs 1), it can be stated that students from group 0 had a significantly higher level of authentic leadership skills compared to group 1 (F = 4.432, p = .037). Conclusions: Studies to determine the mechanisms of a positive relationship between the self-efficacy and leadership skills in emergency medicine students with high maladaptive perfectionism are required. This will allow the development of effective programs to strengthen the leadership skills of these students.

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Aggression in a Gaming Context: The Role of Therapeutic Catharsis Seeking, Game Self-Efficacy, and Big Five Personality Traits

Korean Society for Computer Game ◽

10.21493/kscg.2016.29.2.29 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 297-35

Author(s):

Hye Lim Lee ◽

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Eui Jun Jeong ◽

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Big Five ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Big Five Personality Traits ◽

Big Five Personality

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The role of personality traits and online academic self-efficacy in acceptance, actual use and achievement in Moodle

Education and Information Technologies ◽

10.1007/s10639-021-10478-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Damian J. Rivers

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Actual Use ◽

Academic Self Efficacy

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Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between subjective well-being and general health of military cadets

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/0102-311x00177513 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 30 (11) ◽

pp. 2309-2319 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Luciane Albuquerque Sá de Souza ◽

Ana Raquel Rosas Torres ◽

Genário Alves Barbosa ◽

Tiago Jessé Souza de Lima ◽

Luana Elayne Cunha de Souza

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

General Health ◽

Professional Training ◽

Multiple Scales ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediation Analyses ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy

The objective of this study is to investigate the role of self-efficacy beliefs as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being and general health of military cadets (police and firefighters). For this study, 228 cadets participated, the majority being Military Police officer candidates (65%), male (79%), between 17 and 34 years of age (99%), and unmarried (74%). They responded to questionnaires on general health (GHQ-12), perceived general self-efficacy, to the multiple scales that cover subjective well-being, and demographic questions. Initial regression analyses indicate the predictive power of subject well-being regarding general health. Subsequently, the mediation analyses provide satisfactory evidence for the role of perceived self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between the subjective well-being variables and the overall health of military cadets. The implications of these results for the professional training of the cadets are discussed.

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Five-factor personality traits and subjective health among caregivers: The role of caregiver strain and self-efficacy.

Psychology and Aging ◽

10.1037/a0022209 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 592-604 ◽

Cited By ~ 46

Author(s):

Corinna E. Löckenhoff ◽

Paul R. Duberstein ◽

Bruce Friedman ◽

Paul T. Costa

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Subjective Health ◽

Caregiver Strain

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DISPOSITIONAL TRAITS AS PREDICTORS OF SELF-EFFICACY

10.36315/2021pad04 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 32-44

Author(s):

Elena Lisá ◽

Keyword(s):

Personality Traits ◽

Achievement Motivation ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Predictive Power ◽

Career Decision ◽

Self Control ◽

Personality Theory ◽

Domain Specific ◽

Specific Career ◽

General Self Efficacy

Introduction: We started from Bandura's theory of self-efficacy, the onion model of achievement motivation according to Schuler & Prochaska, and the 5-factor personality theory by Costa & McCrae. The study aimed to analyze the predictive power of achievement motivation and personality traits on general self-efficacyand domain-specific career decision self-efficacy. We expected the more significant relationship of stable personality characteristics with general self-efficacy than with specific-domain career decision self-efficacy. Methods: 690adult participants (university students and working adults) completed a career decision self-efficacy questionnaire,and 268of them a general self-efficacy scale. All participants also fulfilled an achievement motivation questionnaire and afive-factor personality theory questionnaire. Results: All five personality traits, combined with four dimensions of achievement motivation (dominance, confidence in success, self-control, and competitiveness) explain 61% of general self-efficacy variability. Extraversion, agreeableness, andconscientiousness with six achievement motivation dimensions (dominance, engagement, confidence in success, fearlessness, competitiveness, and goal setting) explain 42.5% of career decision self-efficacy variability. Discussion: Stable traits and achievement motivation dimensions had more significant predictive power on general self-efficacy than on domain-specific career decision self-efficacy. For further research, there is a suggestion about a theoretically and empirically integrated model of dispositional and social-cognitive approaches.

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The Role of University Students’ General Self-Efficacy, Depression and Psychological Well-being in Predicting Their Exercise Behavior

Journal of Education and Training Studies ◽

10.11114/jets.v5i3.2209 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 110 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gözde Ersöz

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Stages Of Change ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Well Being ◽

Exercise Behavior ◽

Psychological Well Being ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy ◽

Positive Effect

The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between exercise and general self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being of college students. Five hundred and twenty-two university students (nmale= 273; Xage= 23.33±4.36 and nfemale= 279; Xage=25.91±7.11) have participated in this research. The General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Physical Activity Stages of Change Questionnaire (PASCQ), and “Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) have been applied to the sample group in this study. While differences in participants’ self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being levels with regard to the stage of changes in exercise are calculated with one way analysis of variance (ANOVA), the relationship between these ideas discussed in the research have been determined with Pearson Moments Product Correlation Analysis. According to the stages of exercise behavior, significant disparities have been found between participants’ level of self-efficacy, depression, and psychological well-being, and the relationship between those notions has been observed. According to the results, the participants’ general self-efficacy and psychological well-being levels were high and the depression levels were low when on advanced levels of exercise. In light of the findings obtained from this research, it has been concluded that continuity in exercise has a positive effect on psychological effects like general self-efficacy, depression and psychological well-being.

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General Self-Efficacy and Body Weight: The Role of Race and Gender

Psychological Reports ◽

10.1177/0033294120961072 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 003329412096107

Author(s):

Gordon Schmidt ◽

Shaun Pichler

Keyword(s):

Body Weight ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Cognitive Theory ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Race And Gender ◽

Surgeon General ◽

And Gender ◽

The Relationship ◽

General Self Efficacy

Overweight and obesity have become a prominent concern for policymakers, the Surgeon General, scholars, and for work organizations. The estimated annual cost of obesity in terms of lost productivity is in the tens of billions of dollars, and the estimated annual medical cost of obesity is in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Psychologists have become increasingly interested in issues related to body weight, such as ways to help people reduce body weight. The aims of our study are twofold. First, based on social cognitive theory, we offer the first study of the relationship between general self-efficacy (GSE) and body weight based on a large, representative sample. Second, we also offer an understanding of the role of race and gender as potential boundary conditions of this relationship. Findings indicate that race moderates the relationship between GSE and body weight (both BMI and perceived weight) such that this relationship is positive for Blacks but negative for Whites. Gender did not moderate the relationship between GSE and body weight. These results suggest that body weight is unrelated to general self-efficacy in the population writ large and that body weight is differentially related to self-efficacy based on race but not gender.

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