Centre for International Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia.
J Immigr Minor Health. 2013 Feb;15(1):125-31. doi: 10.1007/s10903-011-9547-5.
As self efficacy beliefs help determine an individual's response to challenging situations, we explored the impact of the refugee experience on efficacy beliefs and their contribution to resettlement. General self efficacy (GSE) was assessed in 186 resettled Afghan and Kurdish refugees against a range of personal and temporal variables. Although no differences in GSE in relation to temporal factors were noted, significant relationships between self efficacy, lower psychological distress and higher subjective well being were evident. The findings suggest that GSE, because of its positive association with mental health and well being, is a variable worthy of further examination in refugees. In addition to ensuring a supportive environment for learning English, proactive employment strategies should be encouraged. Further research examining the use of successful refugee role models to promote self efficacy, enhance motivation for learning and ensure newly arrived refugees view resettlement as a challenge, rather than a threat, is recommended.
由于自我效能信念有助于确定个体对挑战性情境的反应，我们探讨了难民经历对效能信念的影响及其对重新安置的贡献。在 186 名重新安置的阿富汗和库尔德难民中，我们评估了一般自我效能感（GSE）与一系列个人和时间变量的关系。尽管在与时间因素有关的 GSE 方面没有差异，但自我效能感与较低的心理困扰和较高的主观幸福感之间存在显著关系。研究结果表明，由于 GSE 与心理健康和幸福感呈正相关，因此它是一个值得进一步研究的变量。除了确保为学习英语提供支持性环境外，还应鼓励积极的就业策略。建议进一步研究使用成功的难民榜样来提高自我效能感、增强学习动机，并确保新到的难民将重新安置视为挑战，而不是威胁。
