The mediating effect of interest flexibility on the relationship between general self-efficacy and career exploration behavior

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 107-124
Author(s):  
Jiyoon Kim ◽  
Ki-Hak Lee
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Career Exploration ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Exploration Behavior ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Internet Altruistic Behavior and Subjective Well-Being: Self-Efficacy as a Mediator

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1575-1583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianliang Zheng ◽  
Yaqin Wang ◽  
Lei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
School Students ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Age Range ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

We explored the mediating effect of self-efficacy in the association between Internet altruistic behavior (IAB) and subjective well-being (SWB). Chinese middle school students (N = 467; 216 boys and 251 girls, age range = 12–16 years) completed the Index of Well-Being, the Internet Altruistic Behavior Scale, and the General Self-Efficacy Scale. The results indicated that both IAB and self-efficacy had positive effects on SWB, and IAB affected SWB indirectly via self-efficacy, which showed that self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between IAB and SWB. The results extend knowledge of how IAB functions.

scholarly journals Mediating effects of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243796
Author(s):  
Linan Cheng ◽  
Yansheng Ye ◽  
Zhaoyang Zhong ◽  
Fengying Zhang ◽  
Xiuying Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Vocational College ◽  
Prosocial Behaviours ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Objectives To examine the mediating effect of general self-efficacy on the relationship between the source of meaning in life (SML) and prosocial behaviours in vocational college nursing students. Methods Between March and June 2019, a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted, and 799 nursing students from three vocational colleges completed the Source of Meaning in Life Scale, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Prosocial Behaviours Scale. Data were analyzed using structural equation modelling and statistical analysis by SPSS (version 23.0, IBM). Results The average SML, general self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours scores of the 799 nursing students were 6.43±0.83, 2.48±0.59 and 3.69±0.62, respectively. Correlation analysis showed that SML, general self-efficacy and prosocial behaviours were positively correlated (P<0.01). General self-efficacy partially mediated the relationship between SML and prosocial behaviours (P<0.01); this mediating effect contributed 22.97% of the total effect and explained 17.6% of the variance in the dependent variable. Conclusions Educators should focus on cultivating nursing students’ cognition and experience of meaning in life and their efficacy in life, study and work, which can improve students’ “people-oriented” service and prosocial behaviour and the quality of nursing services.

scholarly journals RETHINKING THE ROLE OF ANXIETY AND SELF-EFFICACY IN COLLECTIVE SPORTS ACHIEVEMENTS

1970 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-115
Author(s):  
Dušanka Đurović ◽  
Stanislava Popov ◽  
Jelena Sokić ◽  
Slađana Grujić ◽  
Aleksandra Z. Aleksić Veljković
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Ad Hoc ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Primary Role ◽  
Competitive Anxiety ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Cognitive Anxiety ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The influence of anxiety and self-confidence of an athlete with an emphasis on self-efficacy has been the subject of numerous research in the sport, but their relationship is not fully understood. In our research, we try to explain that competitive anxiety influences sports achievement only through the level of General Self-Efficacy. A lower level of General Self-Efficacy leads to lower sports achievement. In order to explore the relationship between General Self-Efficacy and anxiety on sports achievement, we examined 76 active athletes in collective sports, as well as their trainers. The following instruments were applied: Competitive Sports Anxiety Inventory, Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale, and Questionnaire of sports achievement (ad hoc made instrument). The results show that cognitive anxiety negatively correlates with sports achievement (r = -.38, p≤ .01), as opposed to somatic anxiety that does not show a significant association with achievement. However, the highest relationship is a positive correlation between General Self-Efficacy and sports achievement  (r = .51, p≤ .01). In Regression analysis, however, a significant predictor of sports achievement is only General Self-Efficacy (β = .389; p≤ .01) while the significance of cognitive anxiety is lost (β = -178; p = .339). Additional Bootstrapping analyses were conducted to examine the potential mediating effect of General Self-Efficacy in the relationship between competitive anxiety and sports achievement. We found a significant indirect effect of cognitive anxiety on achievement only through General Self-Efficacy (b= -.30, CI /-.73, -.07/), while the direct effect is not significant once the mediator is introduced. In the reversed analyses, with competitive anxiety as a mediator, the mediation was not significant, which means that high anxiety reduces sports achievement only through undermining self-efficacy, and not directly. The obtained result suggests that self-efficacy has the primary role in sports achievement. Consequently, for improving sports achievement, psychological intervention should primarily focus on increasing self-efficacy.

scholarly journals The Influence of Post-Traumatic Growth on College Students’ Creativity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Mediating Role of General Self-Efficacy and the Moderating Role of Deliberate Rumination

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zeng ◽  
Yuqing Zeng ◽  
Yanhua Xu ◽  
Dongtao Huang ◽  
Jinlian Shao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Mediation Analysis ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Moderated Mediation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Post Traumatic Growth ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
General Self Efficacy

Purpose: This study used a moderated mediation model to test the mediating effect of general self-efficacy on the relationship between post-traumatic growth (PTG) and creativity and the moderating effect of deliberate rumination in the second path of the indirect mediation path during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A sample of 881 university students from Guangdong Province, China, was surveyed with the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Runco Ideational Behavior Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and the Deliberate Rumination Inventory. SPSS (23 version) and PROCESS (3.3 version) were used for correlation analyses, mediation analysis, and moderated mediation analysis.Results: (1) PTG was positively correlated with creativity, self-efficacy, and deliberate rumination. Creativity was positively correlated with self-efficacy and deliberate rumination. Deliberate rumination was positively correlated with self-efficacy. (2) Self-efficacy mediated the relationship between PTG and creativity. (3) Deliberate rumination moderated the second half of the path of “PTG → self-efficacy → creativity.”Conclusions: PTG affected creativity directly and also indirectly through self-efficacy. In particular, deliberate rumination moderated the relationship between self-efficacy and creativity, such that the association was stronger when the incidence of deliberate rumination was low. These results provide a more comprehensive understanding of the positive link between PTG and creativity.

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