The relationship between general and specifi c self-effi cacy during the decision-making process considering treatment

• Authors: Jolanta Życińska , Alicja Kuciej , Joanna Syska-Sumińska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The aim of the study was to confi rm the mediation effects of the task-specifi c self-effi cacy on the relationship between the general self-effi cacy and intention and planning considering treatment. The study comprised 265 subjects, of which 165 were post-mastectomy women and 100 patients hospitalized due to acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The variables were assessed using the Generalized Self-Effi cacy Scale (GSES) and tools developed to examine the context of treatment. The data were analyzed using the bootstrapping procedure. The results confi rmed the indirect effects of task-specifi c self-effi cacy, both in women making a decision to undergo breast reconstruction, and in patients after ACS formulating intention to change risk behaviours. As smoking was considered to be a moderator in the post-ACS group, the obtained associations were observed only among the patients declaring quitting smoking. In view of the fact that taskspecifi c self-effi cacy is susceptible to context (e.g. it may depend on quitting smoking), it is useful to assess it in order to increase treatment effectiveness.

Keywords

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Social Cognitive Theory (SCT); general and task-specific self-efficacy; intention; planning; mediation

• Publisher: Committee for Psychological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Polish Psychological Bulletin
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 278-287

Contributors

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Jolanta Życińska

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Faculty in Katowice, 9 Kossutha Street, 40-844 Katowice, Poland

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Alicja Kuciej

• Medical University of Warsaw

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Joanna Syska-Sumińska

• Medical University of Warsaw