Dissertation
Understanding Hope and Self-Efficacy in Predicting Symptoms of Depression
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
01/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/4325
Abstract
Previous research has highlighted hope and self-efficacy as protective factors that typically predict positive outcomes, particularly in the mental health arena (e.g., Bandura, 1997; Snyder, 2002). Of particular relevance is the extent to which both hope and self-efficacy have been found to play a role in protecting against symptoms of depression. The present study proposed a new developmental model of depression, which hypothesized that hope would moderate and self-efficacy would mediate the relationship between stress and symptoms of depression. Results did not support the originally hypothesized model; however, an alternative model was examined and subsequently supported. In particular, results revealed a model where self-efficacy predicted levels of stress and hope, which both subsequently predicted symptoms of depression. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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- Title
- Understanding Hope and Self-Efficacy in Predicting Symptoms of Depression
- Creators
- Katherine Anne Geiger
- Contributors
- Paul Kwon (Advisor)G. Leonard Burns (Committee Member)Paul Strand (Committee Member)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Psychology, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Washington State University
- Number of pages
- 55
- Identifiers
- 99900581458401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Dissertation