POSITIVE ORIENTATION AND GENERALIZED SELF-EFFICACY

• Authors: Piotr K. Oleś , Guido Alessandri , Maria Oleś , Wacław Bak , Tomasz Jankowski , Mariola Laguna , Vittorio Caprara Gian
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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The beliefs that people hold about themselves, their life and future are important and mutually related constituents of psychological functioning and well-being. In this paper, we investigated the relationship between positive orientation and generalized self-efficacy. The sample consisted of 672 participants aged 15-72 years (274 males). The results confirmed the first hypothesis that positive orientation and generalized self-efficacy constitute two distinct but correlated constructs. The results were confirmed across the three age groups and, contrary to the second hypothesis, age was not confirmed as a moderator of the relationship between positive orientation and self-efficacy.

Keywords

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POSITIVE ORIENTATION; SELF-ESTEEM; LIFE SATISFACTION; OPTIMISM; SELF-EFFICACY

• Publisher: Institute of Experimental Psychology, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Studia Psychologica
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 47 – 59

Contributors

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Piotr K. Oleś

• Institute of Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Raclawickie 14, 20-950 Lublin, Poland

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Guido Alessandri

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Maria Oleś

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Wacław Bak

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Tomasz Jankowski

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Mariola Laguna

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Vittorio Caprara Gian