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Development of an instrument for assessing self‐efficacy in schizophrenic spectrum disorders
Author(s) -
McDermott Barbara E.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199505)51:3<320::aid-jclp2270510302>3.0.co;2-#
Subject(s) - psychology , psychosocial , clinical psychology , self efficacy , coping (psychology) , schizophrenia spectrum , social functioning , psychosis , psychotherapist , psychiatry , distress
Self‐efficacy constructs recently have been incorporated into a model of social functioning for schizophrenics. This model proposes that self‐efficacy mediates patientS' coping efforts. To assess this hypothesis accurately, it is critical to have a scale that measures self‐efficacy reliably and validly. Such a scale was developed in this research, which used two independent samples of schizophrenic‐spectrum patients. Results indicate that this scale is both valid and reliable. The data support the validity of two underlying subscales, one that measures positive symptom self‐efficacy and one that measures negative symptom/social interaction self‐efficacy. Future directions of psychosocial constructs in schizophrenic‐symptom development are discussed, including the need for concurrent tracking of symptom development and self‐efficacy.