Impact of journaling on students selfefficacy and locus. Pdf the validity and reliability of the general self. Dimensionality internal consistency and temporal stability. Selfefficacy is one of the factors involved in successful selfcare of diabetic patients. Documentation of the general selfefficacy scale 1 everything you wanted to know about the general selfefficacy scale but were afraid to ask by ralf schwarzer, may 30, 2014 there is no other manual of the gse. Though it is plausible that increasing selfefficacy could contribute to social mobility, no research has directly tested this hypothesis. However, little research is available regarding selfefficacy in leisure and no specific scale has yet been developed to measure leisure selfefficacy. Your answers will be kept strictly confidential and will. General selfefficacy scale adolescents, adults schwarzer. Schwarzergeneral selfefficacy scale adolescentsadults. The purpose of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of a selfefficacy scale ses. Teacher selfefficacy scale this questionnaire is designed to help us gain a better understanding of the kinds of things that create difficulties for teachers in their school activities.
The general selfefficacy scale gsf the following scale was developed to evaluate the coping ability of daily living. If something looks too complicated, i will not even bother to try it. This scale is a self report measure of self efficacy. Selfefficacy theory asserts that selfefficacy expectancies exert powerful influence on behavior and behavior change. Relations between general selfefficacy and social cognitive variables intention, implementation intentions, outcome expectancies, and. The authors developed a new gse ngse scale and compared its psychometric. This scale is a selfreport measure of selfefficacy. Objective selfefficacy, which is a basic construct in social cognitive theory, has been defined as ones belief in hisher ability to start, continue, and complete an action in a manner that has an impact on hisher environment. This 10item scale was created to assess a general sense of perceived selfefficacy.
Psychometric properties of the general self efficacy12. The general selfefficacy scale is a 10item psychometric scale that is designed to assess optimistic self beliefs to cope with a variety of difficult demands in life. Before deciding on a selfefficacy instrument, please note this caution and read carefully professor banduras guide for creating selfefficacy scales. This scale was established to measure individuals general. The authors developed a new gse ngse scale and compared its psychometric properties and validity to that of the sherer et al. Validation of a new general selfefficacy scale gilad. The sgses has been the most widely used gse measure. Evaluating the factor structure of the general selfefficacy scale. The higher the total score is, the more self efficacious the respondent. When trying something new, i soon give up if i am not initially successful.
The ses and other measures were administered to a total of 1524 males and females whose ages ranged from to 92. Journal of personality assessment, 48, 545548 presented a scale for assessing generalized selfefficacy. Sherer m, maddux je, mercandante b, prenticedunn a, jacobs b. This scale also provides a measure of selfefficacy and improves on the original 17item general selfefficacy scale developed by sherer and colleagues in 1982.
Major findings related to the three research questions were. General selfefficacy and course satisfaction in online. Many of the selfefficacy scales found on the web are highly problematic. It is composed of only 8 items, rated on a scale from 1 strongly disagree to 5 strongly agree. A description of general selfefficacy and specific self. Gse, the total score ranges between 10 and 40, with a higher score indicating more selfefficacy. A correlational study was conducted to determine the relationship between students general selfefficacy and course satisfaction using the sherer general selfefficacy scale sgses and the strachota student satisfaction survey ssss. Studies in two countries found that the ngse scale has higher construct validity than the sgse scale. Bandura 1986 states that people may judge themselves efficacious only in certain domains of functioning or across a wide range of activities and situations p. It has been well known instrument internationally for two decades.
The gse has been validated by the developers in 31 countries and languages. Negative coefficients were found for depression, stress, health. The scale can be administered to evaluate persons age 12 and older. Measuring selfefficacy with scales and questionnaires. One of the best know scales for this is the generalized self efficacy scale gse by schwarzer and jerusalem 1995, but note that there are well known alternatives as well, such as the ngse chen et al. The selfefficacy scale has two subscales, the general selfefficacy subscale and the social selfefficacy subscale. The present study examined the psychometric properties of english version of sherer et al. This scale provides a measure of selfefficacy that serves as an improvement to the original selfefficacy scale of 17 items created by sherer et al. When i make plans, i am certain i can make them work.
In 1981, it was reduced to 10 items and subsequently adapted to 28 languages cf. The aim of this study is to explore the factorial structure, reliability, and criterion. Although this scale is considerably shorter it is thought to have a higher construct validity that the general self efficacy scale. This scale has higher discriminant validity among individuals with lower gse scores than higher gse scores. Construction and validation article pdf available in psychological reports 512. Response format 1 not at all true 2 hardly true 3 moderately true 4 exactly true write the number that best describes your opinion in the boxes below. Pdf validation of a new general selfefficacy scale.
The selfefficacy scale sherer, maddux, mercadante, prenticedunn, jacobs, and rogers, 1982 was developed to assess these general selfefficacy expectancies. A selfefficacy scale was developed and tested with 376 college students. There are currently scale versions adapted to 33 languages. Selfefficacy theory asserts that personal mastery expectations are the. Documentation of the general self efficacy scale 1 everything you wanted to know about the general self efficacy scale but were afraid to ask by ralf schwarzer, may 30, 2014 there is no other manual of the gse. Students who had higher levels of attachment anxiety had lower final grades in the class, higher levels of procrastination, and lower self. General selfefficacy gse, individuals belief in their ability to perform well in a variety of situations, has been the subject of increasing research attention. To measure these generalized expectancies, a selfefficacy scale was developed.
Maddux, blaise mercandante, steven prenticedunn, beth jacobs, and ronald w. General selfefficacy subscale sherer, et al, 1982 and the selfrated. The general selfefficacy scale is correlated to emotion, optimism, work satisfaction. This scale provides a measure of self efficacy that serves as an improvement to the original self efficacy scale of 17 items created by sherer et al. Unfortunately, the limited construct validity work conducted on commonly used gse measures has highlighted such potential problems as low content validity and multidimensionality.
The present study aims to validate the general perceived selfefficacy scale gse in greek cancer patients. The general selfefficacy scale schwarzer gses, sometimes seen gse, designed for ages 12 and up, was created to assess perceived selfefficacy regarding coping and adaptation abilities in both daily activities and isolated stressful events. The seq is a 23question measure used to assess individuals selfefficacy regarding their personal belief about their ability to initiate and persist in behavior sherer et al. In the current study the reliability of both versions was found to be high although the predictive utility of the original scale was found to be low. The aim of this study was to construct and test a short form of this scale to allow for a more economical assessment of the. Internal reliability for gse cronbachs alphas between. A description of general selfefficacy and specific selfefficacy for. The selfefficacy scale, which was developed to assess generalized selfefficacy expectations, consists of two subscales. The ses comprised 23 items measuring generalized selfefficacy. General selfefficacy schwarzer gses statistics solutions. Perceived selfefficacy is defined as peoples beliefs about their capabilities to produce. I avoid trying to learn new things when they look to difficult. Although this scale is considerably shorter it is thought to have a higher construct validity that the general selfefficacy scale.
General selfefficacyis the belief in ones competence to cope with a broad range of stressful or challenging demands, whereas specific selfefficacy is constrained to a particular task at hand. Researchers have suggested that general selfefficacy gse can substantially contribute to organizational theory, research, and practice. The scale was administered twice, with a 3day interval, to 99 advanced cancer patients. The general self efficacy scale is correlated to emotion, optimism, work satisfaction. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the general selfefficacy scaleturkish form. The higher the total score is, the more selfefficacious the respondent. The scale has been originally developed in german by matthias jerusalem and ralf schwarzer in 1981 and has been used in many studies with hundred thousands of participants. In this crosssectional study, 251 type 2 diabetes mellitus. Efficacy gse scale, developed by jerusalem and schwarzer in 1979, originally consisted of 20 items.
Exercise of influence over ones own motivation, thought processes, emotional states and patterns of behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate general selfefficacy and diabetes management selfefficacy and to determine their association with glycemic control in diabetic individuals, referred to the diabetes clinic of aq qala city, north of iran. Culture knowledge and understanding conference singapore may 2007. Class grades and overall academic records were also obtained. Confirmation of several predicted conceptual relationships between the selfefficacy subscales and other personality measures i. Article information, pdf download for the selfefficacy scale.
The patients also completed the anxiety subscale from the greek hospital depression and anxiety scale. One aspect both bandura and sherer agree upon is viewing self. A short form of the general selfefficacy scale gse6. Sherer suggested that general selfefficacy is the summation or average of all of the individual task efficacy. The general self efficacy scale gses12 is a short version of the sherers selfefficacy scale, and evaluates a general dimension and three aspects of selfefficacy. It has been shown to have concurrent validity with sherers general selfefficacy measure and chens new general selfefficacy measure. General selfefficacy has been found to be an influential variable related to the adaptation to stress and chronic illness, with the general selfefficacy gse scale by jerusalem and schwarzer being a reliable and valid instrument to assess this disposition. Links offered below are to sound scales that can be trusted. Evaluating the factor structure of the general self. General selfefficacy scale with a sample of 607 university.
Peoples beliefs about their capabilities to produce effects. Examining selfefficacy in leisure could provide additional. Factor analyses identified a onefactor solution, explaining 74. Please indicate your opinions about each of the statements below by circling the appropriate number. Current selfefficacy research is largely centered on the domains of academics, work, and, more recently, sports pajares, 2000. Tested the selfefficacy hypotheses that 1 personal mastery expectations are the primary determinants of behavioral change and 2 individual differences in past experiences and attribution of success to skill or chance result in different levels of generalized selfefficacy expectations. As far as testing for overconfidence, there are a number of established selfefficacy scales anna et al. Selfefficacy is defined as the belief that one can successfully perform a behavior. Everything you wanted to know about the selfefficacy. Validity of the general perceived selfefficacy scale.
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