Emotional discomfort mediates the relationship between self-efficacy and subjective quality of life in people with schizophrenia

In people with schizophrenia, self-efficacy (i.e. the belief in one's capability to perform particular tasks/skills) is associated with and motivates performance of social, health and independent living behaviours. Less well known is whether self-efficacy is associated with subjective quality o...

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Published in:Journal of mental health (Abingdon, England) England), 2021-02, Vol.30 (1), p.20-26
Main Authors: Lee, Stuart J., Lawrence, Richard, Bryce, Shayden, Ponsford, Jennie, Tan, Eric J., Rossell, Susan L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community living
Discomfort
Emotional distress
Emotions
functioning and quality of life
Health behavior
Humans
Independent Living
mediation
Negative symptoms
Psychological distress
Psychopathology
Quality of Life
Schizophrenia
Self Efficacy
Social functioning
Social situations
Symptoms
Task performance
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Summary:In people with schizophrenia, self-efficacy (i.e. the belief in one's capability to perform particular tasks/skills) is associated with and motivates performance of social, health and independent living behaviours. Less well known is whether self-efficacy is associated with subjective quality of life (sQoL) or whether psychopathology impacts this relationship. Measure whether greater self-efficacy is associated with greater community functioning and sQoL and whether emotional discomfort mediates this relationship. Fifty-two community living people with schizophrenia completed measures of self-efficacy for everyday living and social situations, clinical symptoms, sQoL and community functioning. Greater everyday living and social self-efficacy was significantly correlated with greater sQoL and community functioning and lower emotional discomfort (p 
ISSN:0963-8237
1360-0567
DOI:10.1080/09638237.2019.1581355