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01-04-2007 | Original Paper

Pessimism and Physical Functioning in Older Women: Influence of Self-Efficacy

Auteurs: M. Renée Umstattd, Edward McAuley, Robert W. Motl, Karl S. Rosengren

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Uitgave 2/2007

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the nature of the relationships among dispositional optimism/pessimism, self-efficacy, and physical function in a cross-sectional sample of older women (N = 249, M age = 69 years). Initial bivariate analyses indicated that both pessimism and self-efficacy, but not optimism, were significantly correlated with objectively measured physical function. Subsequent analyses using covariance modeling with the full-information maximum likelihood estimator indicated that pessimism was no longer correlated with function when controlling for self-efficacy. That is, consistent with a social cognitive perspective, controlling for self-efficacy attenuated the relationship between pessimism and function. Our findings provide support for using a social cognitive perspective to understanding dispositional and modifiable influences on declines in function associated with aging.

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Titel: Pessimism and Physical Functioning in Older Women: Influence of Self-Efficacy
Auteurs: M. Renée Umstattd
Edward McAuley
Robert W. Motl
Karl S. Rosengren
Publicatiedatum: 01-04-2007
Uitgeverij: Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Uitgave 2/2007
Print ISSN: 0160-7715
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3521
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-006-9089-9

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