Optimal Functioning: Contribution of Self-Efficacy Beliefs to Positive Orientation

Caprara, Gian Vittorio; Alessandri, Guido; Barbaranelli, Claudio

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“…Previous research using the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale with adolescents supported this idea in relation to sociability and depressive symptoms and changes in self-esteem (Alessandri et al, 2009;Bandura et al, 2003;Caprara, Alessandri, & Barbaranelli, 2010;Caprara, Alessandri et al, 2012), and studies using the Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children with adolescents showed that confidence in one's ability to control negative emotions is particularly helpful for dealing with anxiety and depressive symptoms, which in turn shields youth against the development of emotional problems (Muris, 2001;Muris, Mayer, Reinders, & Wesenhagen, 2011). Further, in relation to adult studies using the ESES, there is support for the idea that all aspects of ESE are important for graduate employability and career satisfaction and for university EMOTIONAL SELF-EFFICACY SCALE FOR YOUTH 8 adjustment (Nightingale et al, 2013).…”

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The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale

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Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment

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Emotional self-efficacy (ESE) is an important aspect of emotional functioning, with current measures for children and adolescents focused on the measurement of self-beliefs in relation to the management of emotions. In the present study, we report the psychometric properties of the first adaptation of the Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale for youth (Youth-ESES) that measures additional aspects of ESE, such as perceiving and understanding emotions and helping others modulate their emotions. Participants were 192 young adolescents aged 11 to 13 years from a U.K. state school. They completed the Youth-ESES and measures of ability emotional intelligence (EI) and cognitive ability. Results support the same four-factor structure that has been previously documented using the adult version of the ESES, with the four subscales being largely independent from cognitive ability and only moderately related to ability EI. However, the four subscales were less differentiated in the present study compared with adult data previously published, suggesting that there is a strong general factor underlying young adolescents' ESE scores. Overall, the results suggest that the adapted Youth-ESES can be reliably used with youth, and that confidence in how a young person feels about his or her emotional functioning remains distinct from emotional skill.

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“…31, nº 2 (mayo) prara et al, 2009). En este sentido, algunos estudios previos señalan la contribución de las creencias de autoeficacia sobre la orientación positiva (Bandura, 1997;Caprara y Steca, 2005), de modo que la promoción de experiencias de dominio o -mastery‖ en aspectos como la regulación afectiva o las relaciones interpersonales podría ayudar al desarrollo de la positividad (Caprara, Alessandri y Barbaranelli, 2010).…”

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Positividad y afrontamiento en pacientes con trastorno adaptativo

Vallejo-Sánchez¹,

Pérez-García

2015

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Resumen: La positividad se refiere a la propensión a pensar positivamente sobre uno mismo, la vida y el futuro, estando muy relacionada con el bienestar y la salud. Por otro lado, las estrategias de afrontamiento utilizadas frente al estrés tienen un importante papel en el desarrollo de problemas de salud mental, entre los que se encuentra el trastorno adaptativo (TA). El objetivo de este estudio fue, primero, analizar las diferencias entre el grupo clínico o de pacientes con TA (N=57) y el grupo control (N=66) en positividad, afrontamiento y algunas variables sociodemográficas significativas; y segundo, comprobar si estas variables permitían predecir, utilizando regresión logística binaria, la pertenencia de los participantes al grupo clíni-co o al control. El grupo clínico presentó menos positividad y mayor uso de estrategias de falta de compromiso que el grupo control. Además, la pertenencia a los grupos se podía predecir correctamente en el 91% de los casos a partir de las variables medidas, siendo los principales factores de riesgo para pertenecer al grupo clínico las estrategias de afrontamiento de búsqueda de apoyo y de falta de compromiso, mientras que la situación laboral activa, el uso del humor, la positividad y una menor edad disminuían dicho riesgo. Palabras clave: Positividad; afrontamiento; estrés; trastorno adaptativo.Title: Positivity and coping in patients with adjustment disorder. Abstract: Positivity construct refers to the propensity to think positively about oneself, life and the future, being closely related to wellbeing and health. Moreover, coping strategies used to manage stress have an important role in the development of mental health problems, one of which is adjustment disorder (AD). The aim of this study was: Firstly, to analyze the differences in positivity, coping, and some relevant socio-demographic variables between the clinical (formed by patients with AD; N=57) and the control (N=66) groups; and secondly, to analyze whether these variables could predict, using binary logistic regression, the participants' membership to the clinical or the control group. The clinical group showed less positivity and a greater use of disengagement strategies compared to the control group. Furthermore, the variables assessed were able to predict the clinical or control group membership with a 91% of success rate. The main risk factors to belong to the clinical group were the use of social support coping and disengagement strategies; whereas active employment status, the use of humor, positivity and younger age decreased this risk.

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“…İyilik hali ve olumlu kişilerarası ilişkilerin oluşmasında algılanan yetkinlik inancının etkili olduğunu gösteren araştırmalar yapılmıştır (Bandura, Caprara, Barbaranelli, Gerbino ve Patorelli, 2003;Caprara, Alessandri ve Barbaranelli, 2010;Caprara, Scabini, Barbaranelli, Patorelli, Regalia ve Bandura, 1999;Caprara, Steca, Cervone ve Artistico, 2003). Özellikle duygusal ve kişilerarası yetkinlik, kişilerarası ilişkilerde yaşanan yumuşakbaşlılık (agreeablesness) kişilik özelliğini oluşturmada etkili olmaktadır.…”

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Some variables predicting five factor personality of adolescents<p>Ergenlerin beş faktör kişilik özelliğini yordayan bazı değişkenler

Bilgin

2016

HumanSciences

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In this study, variables predicting the five-factor personality traits of adolescents were examined. These variables are cognitive flexibility, social self-efficacy, and cognitive errors. Research on middle and high school students from 7th.8th.9th.10th.11th.and 12th grades, a total of 441 students, participated to the study. In the study, the Five Factor Personality Inventory, Social Self Efficacy Scale, Cognitive Flexibility Scale and Cognitive Errors Questionnaire were used. The findings of the study show that significant predictied variables for five personality traits are cognitive flexibility, social self-efficacy and cognitive errors. As a result, positive relationship between social self-efficacy and extraversion, aggreeablesness, and openness to experiences personality traits were emerged. It was determined that there was a positive relationship between self-control personality traits and cognitive flexibility, and a negative relationship cognitive flexibility with neuroticism. However, results showed that overgeneralization error was commonly used by people who had self-control and neuroticism personality traits. Self-control and agreeablesness of the personality traits were used at the same time personalization errors. It is determined that only individuals with agreeablesness trait seemed to made error of selective abstraction. Overall, It is seen that people who are cognitive flexibility are extraversion, agreeablesness, self-control and openness to experiences personality traits.

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Optimal Functioning: Contribution of Self-Efficacy Beliefs to Positive Orientation

Cited by 98 publications

References 23 publications

The Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale

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Positividad y afrontamiento en pacientes con trastorno adaptativo

Some variables predicting five factor personality of adolescents<p>Ergenlerin beş faktör kişilik özelliğini yordayan bazı değişkenler

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