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Ali Zakiei1, Hosna Vafapoor2, Mostafa Alikhani3
1Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
BMC Psychology
|August 29, 2020
Summary
Personality traits and family functioning significantly impact general self-efficacy in students and the general population. Conscientiousness emerged as a key predictor, highlighting the importance of personality in self-efficacy development.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Sciences
Background:
- General self-efficacy is a crucial psychological variable influencing life outcomes across various domains.
- Understanding factors that shape self-efficacy is vital for psychological well-being and performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between family functioning and personality traits with general self-efficacy.
- To compare these relationships in university students and the general population.
Main Methods:
- Two-part study involving 500 university students and 1000 general population participants.
- Utilized the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Family Assessment Device (FAD), and NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R).
- Employed Pearson's correlation, Fisher's z test, and regression analysis.
Main Results:
- All family function subscales and most personality traits significantly correlated with general self-efficacy (p < 0.001).
- Openness to experience showed no significant correlation with general self-efficacy in the general population (p > 0.05).
- Family functions and personality traits predicted 27% (students) and 35% (general population) of general self-efficacy variance.
Conclusions:
- Personality traits are significant predictors of general self-efficacy.
- Conscientiousness demonstrated a stronger predictive role than other personality traits and family functioning.
- Findings underscore the substantial influence of personality on general self-efficacy.
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