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Title: | General and Realm-Specific Self-Efficacy: Connections to Life Functioning | Contributor(s): | Schutte, Nicola (author) ; Malouff, John M (author) | Publication Date: | 2016 | DOI: | 10.1007/s12144-014-9301-y | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19711 | Abstract: | This project examined how the synthesis of general and realm specific self-efficacy is related to life functioning. In two studies 760 participants provided information on their levels of general self-efficacy, specific self-efficacy in the realms of positive affect, sleep, exercise and study, and quality of functioning in these realms. Higher general self-efficacy was significantly associated with realm specific self-efficacy across the realms of positive affect, sleep, study, and exercise. Both higher general self-efficacy and higher realm-specific self efficacy were associated with positive affect, quality of sleep and study skills. Realm-specific self-efficacy mediated the relationships between general self-efficacy and functioning in the realms of positive affect, sleep, and study. Structural equation modeling indicated paths from general self-efficacy to latent variables comprised of realm-specific self-efficacy. Different types of realm-specific self-efficacy together contributed to explaining variance in general self-efficacy. The results provide support for a hierarchical model of self-efficacy. The findings provide a platform for future longitudinal research and experimental intervention research examining the causal inter-relationships of general self-efficacy, realm-specific self-efficacy, and functioning. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Current Psychology, 35(3), p. 361-369 | Publisher: | Springer New York LLC | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1936-4733 1046-1310 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520503 Personality and individual differences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 929999 Health not elsewhere classified | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200201 Determinants of health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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