Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
BMC Psychol. 2020 Aug 27;8(1):88. doi: 10.1186/s40359-020-00462-w.
General Self-efficacy is a key variable in clinical, educational, social, developmental, health and personality psychology that can affect the outcomes of people's lives. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between family functions and personality traits with general self-efficacy among university students and the general population.
To conduct this two-part study, the first part was carried out on a sample of 500 students, and in the second part the study was repeated on a larger sample consisting of 1000 participants from the general population data were collected from the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), Family Assessment Device (FAD), and the Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO PI-R). The analysis was performed using Pearson's correlation coefficient, Fisher's z test and regression analysis.
The results of the present study revealed that all the subscales of family functions and all personality traits are significantly related to general self-efficacy among university students and general population (p < 0.001). But in the general population, there was no significant correlation between openness to experience with general self-efficacy) (p > 0.05). Furthermore, the results of regression analysis showed subscales of family functions and all personality traits together can predict 27 and 35% of the variance in general self-efficacy among university students and the general population, respectively.
Personality traits play a role in predicting general self-efficacy, but the personality trait of conscientiousness plays a greater role than other personality traits and also compared to family functioning, personality traits play a greater role in predicting general self-efficacy.
一般自我效能感是临床、教育、社会、发展、健康和人格心理学中的一个关键变量，它可以影响人们生活的结果。本研究旨在探讨大学生和一般人群中家庭功能和人格特质与一般自我效能感之间的关系。
为了进行这项两部分的研究，第一部分在 500 名学生样本中进行，第二部分在更大的样本中重复进行，该样本由来自一般人群的数据组成，共 1000 名参与者。从一般自我效能感量表（GSE）、家庭评估工具（FAD）和修订版 NEO 人格量表（NEO PI-R）中收集数据。使用 Pearson 相关系数、Fisher z 检验和回归分析进行分析。
本研究的结果表明，家庭功能的所有子量表和所有人格特质都与大学生和一般人群的一般自我效能感显著相关（p<0.001）。但在一般人群中，开放性与一般自我效能感之间没有显著相关性（p>0.05）。此外，回归分析的结果表明，家庭功能的子量表和所有人格特质一起可以分别预测大学生和一般人群中一般自我效能感的 27%和 35%的方差。
人格特质在预测一般自我效能感方面发挥作用，但尽责性人格特质比其他人格特质发挥更大的作用，并且与家庭功能相比，人格特质在预测一般自我效能感方面发挥更大的作用。
