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Self‐efficacy and stress of staff managing challenging behaviours of people with learning disabilities
Author(s) -
CudréMauroux Annick
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00646.x
Subject(s) - psychology , feeling , affect (linguistics) , self efficacy , stress (linguistics) , coping (psychology) , comprehension , qualitative research , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , applied psychology , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy , social science , communication , sociology
Accessible summary• The professional caregivers of persons with learning disabilities are the focus of this research. They have been shown to experience high levels of stress when they have to face challenging behaviours. This stress may also affect the persons under their care as they can respond to them in an inappropriate way. • The way professional caregivers believe in their competencies to help the persons showing challenging behaviours plays a great role in their stress experience. • Some ideas for research are presented to help professional caregivers to increase their feeling of competency in situations of challenging behaviours.Summary Self‐efficacy has been reported to play a significant role in stress levels of parents facing challenging behaviours of their children with learning disabilities. The role of self‐efficacy has also been found to affect the stress levels of professional caregivers in such situations. To understand the implications of staff self‐efficacy in stressful situations of challenging behaviours, its inscription in transactional stress process will be considered. As a result, this study investigates this relationship through a qualitative design. Semi‐structured interview format was selected. Theoretical indicators of self‐efficacy regarding particular stress stages were identified in a categorical analysis. A case study method was used to promote the apparition of ecological data and enhance comprehension of inter‐influences. Findings highlight the importance of adequate measures of self‐efficacy regarding its insertion in particular contexts. Moreover, different forms of self‐efficacy related to the coping process are suggested.