Self Efficacy and Gender Study
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The Role of Self-Efficacy and Gender in InfluencingMental Well-Being among 18-60 age categories ofColombo SuburbsDimuthu YakandawalaA report presented in the Faculty of Health and LifeSciences, Coventry University, towards the degree of(Bachelor of Science with Honours in Psychology),(Date of submission)
ABSTRACT Mental well-being could explain one’s social behaviour and many other characteristics. Self-efficacy had been found to associate with various factors that govern one’s overall mental well-being in an individual. However, there have been limited studies on how self-efficacy andgender could act as a predictor of mental well-being in the Sri-Lankan context. The current studywas carried out to investigate the interaction of Self-efficacy and gender in influencing mentalwellbeing in the general population. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with convenient sampling with a sample of114 participants that consists of 29 males and 85 females in Colombo suburbs within the agegroup 18 to 60 years. They were assessed on demographic characteristics, general self-efficacy and mental wellbeing.A Two- way ANOVA through SPSS was conducted to find the interaction between self-efficacyand gender in influencing mental wellbeing. According to the analysis the results demonstrated that there was a statistical significantinteraction between self-efficacy and mental wellbeing however, the relationship between genderand mental wellbeing and both self-efficacy and gender did not show a statistical significantinteraction with mental wellbeing. It is concluded that the self-efficacy acts as a predictor of mental wellbeing. Research challengesthat future studies need to emphasise the importance of gender in predicting mental wellbeing. Keywords: Self-efficacy, Psychological Well-Being, Gender
IntroductionSelf-Efficacy Albert Bandura is the theory of self-efficacy is linked with judgments that individuals makeconcerning their capacity to exhibit conduct applicable to a particular errand or circumstances. Itintroduces buoyancy in one’s capacity to act in such a route or to deliver a desirable outcome(Bandura, 1977). Self-efficacy has various sorts of effects on how individuals feel, think and act.Self– efficacy relates to hopeful conviction about having the capacity to adapt to an assortmentof stressors. Self- efficacy is characterized as self-assessment of one's capability to effectivelyexecute a strategy important to achieve wanted results. (Zimmerman, 2000) argues that it is amulti-dimensional construct that differentiates between demands (Siddiqui 2015). “Self–efficacy” affects the positive faith in order to over with the range of stressors. People withhigh Self- Efficacy choose to perform more challenging and difficult tasks. Those who have lowlevels of Self-efficacy may brush with depression, anxiety and helplessness. On the other hand,People with high levels of self-efficacy, handles life with the approach of ‘can-do’ behaviour thatpermits to accept challenges and solve them instead of ignoring extortions. Further maintainingaims and objectives for themselves and also sustain strong assurance to those objectives. Self-
Efficacy people adore lifestyle because they are highly betrothed. When the people come uponwith tense situations they trust their capacity to overcome circumstances (Siddiqui 2015). However, individuals feeling low levels of self-efficacy may be worried about discouragement,nervousness and weaknesses. They approach existence with a can’t – do mentality that causesthem to consider difficulties to be dangers that one must maintain a strategic distance from ratherthan issues to be tackled and eliminated. High self-efficacy is identified with positive prosperity,direction of stress, higher confidence, better physical condition, as well as better adjustment toand recuperation from diseases says(Bandura, 1997; Bisschop, Knegsman, Beekman, &Deeg,2004; Kuijer& de Ridder, 2003). In contrast, low self-efficacy is identified with more side effectsof nervousness and depression (Faure &Loxton, 2003; Kashdan& Roberts, 2004; Shnek, Irvine,Stewart, & Abbey, 2001) and additionally brings down levels of Mental Well- Being(Barlow,Wright, & Cullen, 2002; Bandura, Caprara, Barbaranelli, Gerbino, &Pastorelli, 2003; Caprara,2002). (Siddiqui 2015).Mental Well BeingMental Well Being is a subjective sentiment control joy fulfilment with life encounters ones partin the realm of work, feeling of accomplishment, utility ,belongingness, and no pain , areas orstress and so forth. It has been demonstrated that different variables influence adolescent’s levelof mental well being. Mental well being to some degree is a pliant idea which is the sentimentindividuals regular day to day existence exercises such emotions may go negative mental state ormental strains, for example, nervousness, articulation, disappointment ,passionate,fatigue ,misery, disappointment to a state which has been recognized as positive psychological
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