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[Learned helplessness, generalized self-efficacy, and immune function].

Mayumi Kuno1, Hisashi Yazawa, Hideki Ohira

  • 1Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya 464-8601.

Shinrigaku Kenkyu : the Japanese Journal of Psychology
|May 6, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Generalized self-efficacy influences stress responses. High self-efficacy individuals show less impact from uncontrollable stressors on secretory immunity compared to those with low self-efficacy.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Personality Psychology
  • Stress Research

Context:

  • Generalized self-efficacy is a key personality trait influencing stress responses.
  • Learned helplessness paradigms are used to study stress and coping mechanisms.
  • Salivary secretory immunoglobulin A (s-IgA) is a biomarker for immune function under stress.

Purpose:

  • To investigate the interaction between generalized self-efficacy and stressor controllability.
  • To examine the effects on salivary s-IgA, task performance, and psychological stress.
  • To determine if self-efficacy moderates the impact of uncontrollable stress on immune responses.

Summary:

  • Undergraduate women with low and high generalized self-efficacy experienced controllable and uncontrollable noise stressors.

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  • Task performance decreased under uncontrollable conditions.
  • An interaction was found for s-IgA: increased secretion under uncontrollability was more pronounced in the low self-efficacy group, suggesting self-efficacy moderates stressor controllability effects on secretory immunity.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights the role of generalized self-efficacy in modulating physiological stress responses.
    • Provides insights into the psychoneuroimmunological mechanisms underlying stress and coping.
    • Suggests potential targets for interventions aimed at mitigating the health impacts of uncontrollable stress.