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Background. This study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between bricolage and selfefficacy in nursing students. Material and methods. The study was conducted with undergraduate nursing students between October 1, 2022 and April 1, 2023, using the snowball (chain) sampling method. Data were collected online with the Personal Descriptive Form, General Self-Efficacy Scale and Bricolage Scale and analyzed in SPSS version 22. Results. The mean scores were as follows: 32.93±7.27 for the Initiation Dimension, 17.79±3.87 for the Persistence Dimension, 9.85±2.51 for the Maintenance Effort Persistence Dimension, 60.57±11.61 for the General Self-Efficacy Scale, and 30.66±5.32 for the Bricolage Scale. The U values of the difference between nursing students in terms of their feeling of being suited to the nursing profession in terms of the Initiation Dimension, Persistence Dimension, Maintenance Effort Persistence Dimension, and General Self-Efficacy Scale scores were determined to be significant at a significance level of p<0.05. Conclusions. It can be said that the general self-efficacy status of nursing students who feel suited to the nursing profession is better than those who do not feel suited to the nursing profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Self-efficacy is a well-known and researched concept originating from the social-cognitive theory of Albert Bandura (1977, 1997). However, it still seems to be able to promote interesting reflections that are important for language education in higher education, both in teacher and learner activities. According to a number of studies learners acquire important skills and attitudes that are linked to a high degree of self-efficacy: they are highly motivated to learn, set ambitious goals for themselves, and are more persistent and committed to learning than those with a low degree of self-efficacy. The text analyses the results of a quantitative-qualitative study conducted among students participating in foreign language classes at the University of Warsaw. The collected data is analysed with the aim of answering the following research questions: What is the level of self-efficacy in written expression in a foreign language at B2-C2 levels? How do the students perceive the teacher-lecturer's actions to strengthen their sense of self-efficacy? Do they see strengthening their involvement in written expression as a key element of self-efficacy? In addition, we are also interested in their opinion towards the possibilities of Chat GPT in this regard. The results are used to propose some teaching activities that will enhance students' self-efficacy in written expression at B2-C2 levels as an important motivational factor which may result in a sense of agency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Having a difficult and dangerous occupation requires not only knowledge and skills but also specific personal resources. A military pilot is an aircraft operator performing complex air missions where effective performance of his work basically depends on the level of his flight training but also on his hope for success conditioned by various subjective and situational factors. The analyses provided in this article consider hope as a variable correlating with the sense of effectiveness of a selected group of helicopter and transport aircraft pilots. The research used a diagnostic survey method with application of a questionnaire technique. The results obtained confirmed the hypothetical assumption of a statistical relationship between these variables. It turned out that the higher the level of self-efficacy was, the higher hope for success the surveyed military pilots had. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Research about self-efficacy of caregivers of children up to 3 years of age and the climate and organization system of the facility were carried out in all public nurseries in Warsaw. Two hundred twenty four childcare worker in nurseries participated in the study. The study showed that the climate correlated with the influence of the childcare worker's self-efficacy, while no such relationship with age, work experience or education was observed. Self-efficacy was seen as connected with the atmosphere created in the nursery and positively correlated with it. This relationship was not found in relation to age, experience, or education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Niewątpliwie poczucie własnej skuteczności ma ogromny wpływ na samopoczucie i działania podejmowane przez ludzi. Funkcja ta wydaje się być korzystna dla osób w dorosłym wieku. Jest to etap życia, w którym młodzi dorośli muszą aktywnie uczestniczyć w planowaniu swojej przyszłości i podejmowaniu wyzwań. Celem badania było zdiagnozowanie własnej skuteczności osób wchodzących w dorosłość w kontekście ich zadowolenia z życia. W badaniu wykorzystano test poczucia skuteczności (TPS) M. Chomczyńskiej-Rubacha i K. Rubacha oraz Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) zaprojektowany przez E. Dienera, R.A. Emmons, R.J. Larson i S. Griffin w adaptacji Z. Juczyńskiego. Analiza wykazała słaby związek między poczuciem własnej skuteczności a satysfakcją z życia. Uzyskane wyniki skłaniają do podjęcia dalszych badań, które mogą wyjaśnić przyczyny niskiej korelacji między analizowanymi zmiennymi.

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The aim of the text is to introduce BRIDGING, an international project that involves professionals working in educational institutions (kindergarten, school or crèche), academic and cultural institution from Poland, Portugal, Finland and Belgium1. The project aims to improve the quality of practices in early childhood education through participation of children, teachers, cultural and academic staff in artistic projects in public spaces. Crucial part of BRIDGING is to promote various ways of communication of children and adults using the concept of citizenship in the context of holistic approach. Additionally our intention is to introduce the preliminary results of the first Polish part of the BRIDGING project research. The study was conducted to investigate how the project is perceived by kindergarten teachers. Although only the first results are presented here, it is already quite evident what the specific areas of teachers' sense of vocational self-efficacy are. The results show that our respondents value the experiences brought to them by the project. In their opinion BRIDGING gave them an opportunity to acquire knowledge about their city, neighbourhood and the partners' countries. They also stated that the project has improved their skills of using ICT tools and various art techniques. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Głównym celem przedstawionych badań jest sprawdzenie wpływów niektórych cech osobowości, mierzonych modelem osobowości HEXACO, na postrzeganą zdolność do radzenia sobie z własnymi wpływami. Wyniki korelacji i liniowych regresji między cechami osobowości mierzonymi przez HEXACO-60, a postrzeganą zdolnością do zarządzania afektami, mierzoną Regulacyjną Skalą Przekonania o Własnej Skuteczności, potwierdzają pogląd, że ekstrawersja jest bardziej związana z pozytywną ekspresją, podczas gdy emocjonalność jest bardziej związana z zarządzaniem negatywnymi afektami, a świadomość jest nieznacznie związana z niektórymi aspektami samoregulacji pozytywnych i negatywnych afektów. Wyniki uzyskane w tym badaniu dla HEXACO są zbliżone do tych prezentowanych dla FFM we wcześniejszych badaniach dotyczących cech osobowości oraz pozytywnych i negatywnych afektów.

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Aim. The objective of the study was to assess the frequency of health and nutritional behaviors concerning emotional, habitual, and restrictive eating as well as to evaluate self-efficacy in patients with morbid obesity and determine the correlation between patients' BMI index and their health behaviors as well as self-efficacy. Material and methods. The study included 37 patients diagnosed with class two and three obesity, aged 18-62 (M = 39.94; SD = 12.20). Patients' BMI ranged from 36 to 60 kg/m² (M = 43.50; SD = 5.36). Research tools used in the study: the Inventory of Lifestyle Behaviors (ILB), the Dietary Behaviors Questionnaire (DBQ), and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Results. Patients with morbid obesity were characterized by medium (men; a sten score of 5) and low (women; a sten score of 4) intensity of health behaviors. Subjects showed a tendency for negative nutritional behaviors, emotional and habitual eating as well as dietary restrictions. General self-efficacy ranged between sten scores of 4 to 10, with mean at a high level (a sten score of 7). Conclusions. Patients with morbid obesity need health, nutritional, and psychological education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Grześkowiak Barbara, Siwy-Hudowska Anna. Temperament, poczucie własnej skuteczności i jakość życia kobiet regularnie uprawiających sport w porównaniu z kobietami nieaktywnymi fizycznie = Temperament, self-efficacy and quality of life of women regularly doing sport in comparison with physically inactive women. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2016;6(6):359-374. eISSN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.55761 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/3587 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part B item 755 (23.12.2015). 755 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eISSN 2391-8306 7 © The Author (s) 2016; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.05.2016. Revised 25.05.2016. Accepted: 10.06.2016. Temperament, poczucie własnej skuteczności i jakość życia kobiet regularnie uprawiających sport w porównaniu z kobietami nieaktywnymi fizycznie Temperament, self-efficacy and quality of life of women regularly doing sport in comparison with physically inactive women Barbara Grześkowiak, Anna Siwy-Hudowska SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny w Warszawie, Wydział Psychologii University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw, Psychology Department Streszczenie Wprowadzenie i cel pracy Celem pracy było zbadanie różnic w subiektywnej ocenie jakości życia i jej sfer oraz w zakresie cech temperamentu i poczucia własnej skuteczności pomiędzy kobietami regularnie uprawiającymi sport a kobietami deklarującymi brak aktywności sportowej, a także sprawdzenie, jakie jest znaczenie temperamentu i poczucia własnej skuteczności dla jakości życia kobiet w porównywanych grupach. Materiał i metoda Badanie było przeprowadzane w dwóch grupach kobiet: 35 uprawiających sport i 35 nieaktywnych fizycznie (brak jakiegokolwiek zaangażowania w uprawianie sportu). Osoby wypełniły kwestionariusze samoopisowe: Kwestionariusz Jakości Życia, Kwestionariusz Temperamentu EAS, Skalę Uogólnionej Własnej Skuteczności (GSES) oraz ankietę dotyczącą danych demograficznych i sportowych. Wyniki Kobiety uprawiające sport miały wyższe poczucie własnej skuteczności oraz wyżej oceniły wszystkie sfery własnej jakości życia niż kobiety nieaktywne sportowo. Ponad 57% kobiet nie uczestniczących w regularnych zajęciach sportowych chciałaby poprawić swoją kondycję fizyczną. Wykazano także, że aktywność fizyczna poprzez podnoszenie poczucia własnej skuteczności może mieć pozytywny wpływ na subiektywną ocenę jakości życia. W zakresie cech temperamentu kobiety aktywne fizycznie charakteryzowały się istotnie niższym niezadowoleniem niż kobiety nieaktywne fizycznie. Wraz ze spadkiem niezadowolenia przy występowaniu aktywności fizycznej zwiększa się jakość życia badanych kobiet. Wnioski Uprawianie sportu sprzyja doświadczaniu pozytywnych zmian w sobie. Może to skutkować podniesieniem poczucia własnej skuteczności, co pozwala lepiej myśleć o sobie i efektywniej uzyskiwać cele, które są ważne dla jakości życia jednostki. Słowa kluczowe: jakość życia, temperament, poczucie własnej skuteczności, aktywność fizyczna. Abstract Introduction and purpose The aim of the work was to analyse the differences in subjective quality of life and its domains and, moreover, in the field of temperamental traits and self-efficacy between the women regularly doing sport in comparison to those who do not. The impact of temperament and self-efficacy on the quality of life was also verified. Material and method The research was carried out on two groups of females: 35 active and 35 physically inactive (doing no sports whatsoever). Participants completed self-description questionnaires: Quality of Life Questionnaire, EAS Temperament Questionnaire, SES Self-Efficacy Scale and the form of demographic and sport details. Results Active women had higher self-efficacy and better assessed each of domains of the quality of life than inactive women. More than 57% of inactive women wanted to improve their physical condition. It was shown also that physical activity through self-efficacy improvement can positively influence subjective quality of life. In the field of temperamental traits, active women were characterized by significantly lower emotionality-distress than inactive women. When emotionality-distress decreased with the presence of physical activity, the person's quality of life increased. Conclusions Doing sport is conductive to experiencing of positive changes in one's life. This may result in higher self-efficacy which allows women to think better about themselves and more effectively reach goals that are important for the quality of life. Keywords: quality of life, temperament, self-efficacy, physical activity, sport.

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Material and methods: The study was conducted on a group of 90 operating nurses. The volunteers surveyed and anonymously filled in a questionnaire and two standardised scales: SES Rosenberg's Scale of Self-Esteem in its Polish Adaptation and the Scale of Generalised Efficacy (GSES). Results: The statistical analysis allowed us to classify the stress factors listed in the questionnaire from the least to the most burdensome operating nurses. Professional incompetence of co-workers was considered the least burdensome, with a mean value of 2.69 points. The strongest stress exertion on the operating nurses demands long-term vigilance and faultlessness (4.32 points). In each of the comparisons concerning the effect of education and seniority on the effects of stress factors, values were obtained showing no correlation between the parameters compared (p > 0.05). The average value of the GSES scale for the whole group was 30.72 ±4.05, which in the interpretation places the respondents among people with a high sense of self-efficacy. The overall SES self-assessment rate for the entire study group was also high. Its average value was 31.4 points. Conclusions: The strongest stress factor for operative nurses was the need for long-term concentration and faultlessness. The professional experience resulting from education and seniority did not have a direct impact on reducing the incidence of factors considered stressful among the operation nurses. The examined nurses were characterised by high self-efficacy and high self-esteem. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to compare the dimensions of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC). Material and methods: This study included 296 individuals. This group included 99 patients of the General, Gastroenterological, Colorectal, and Oncological Surgery Ward hospitalised due to the primary surgical treatment of colorectal cancer (Group A) and 100 patients who were operated on due to gallstones (Group B). The control group (Group C) comprised 97 participants who were free from cancer or gallstones and selected at random from visitors to the Clinic. All participants were asked to complete the standardised questionnaire Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) along with the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Results: The only MHLC dimension whose values differed significantly between compared groups was the Powerful others parameter. Mean values of this dimension in both groups of patients were significantly higher than in the controls. On detailed analysis, this finding was confirmed only in participants aged 65 years or older, as well as in married and professionally inactive individuals. Conclusions: This study explicitly revealed that in lieu of disease, people transfer to others most responsibility for their health, which is not a fully favourable attitude. Consequently, they should be provided with proper support oriented towards strengthening their internal health locus of control along with acceptance and active participation in the therapy ordered by a doctor. Special attention should be paid to lonesome patients. Moreover, systemic activities should be undertaken to provide easier access to health services for professionally active patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Celem artykułu jest empiryczna weryfikacja poczucia własnej skuteczności wśród nauczycieli edukacji wczesnoszkolnej. Przeprowadzono badania metodą sondażu diagnostycznego wśród 44 nauczycieli klas początkowych. Zastosowano kwestionariusz Teacher’s Self Efficacy (TSE) Alberta Bandury w tłumaczeniu autorki. Wyniki badań wskazują na to, że nauczyciele najwyższą skuteczność osiągają w zakresie umiejętności wychowawczych, a najniższą w kontaktach z rodzicami i umiejętnościach tworzenia bezpiecznej, stymulującej atmosfery pracy w relacjach z uczniami, innymi nauczycielami i pracownikami szkoły. Ustalono, że nauczyciele będący w fazie zdobywania kolejnych stopni awansu zawodowego prezentują wyższe poczucie własnej skuteczności niż nauczyciele, którzy osiągnęli status nauczyciela dyplomowanego.

Badając jakość życia jako wymiar subiektywny i obiektywny, warto przyjrzeć się czynnikom indywidualnym, które mogą wpływać na jej ocenę. Artykuł ma charakter interdyscyplinarny, łącząc aspekty socjologiczne i psychologiczne. Celem jest odpowiedź na pytanie, czy istnieje współzależność pomiędzy oceną jakości życia i składających się na nią aspektów a posiadanymi zasobami osobistymi badanych: dyspozycyjnym optymizmem oraz poczuciem własnej skuteczności. W tym celu analizie poddane są dotychczasowe badania jakości życia różnych grup ludzi: zdrowych, chorych i znajdujących się w trudnych sytuacjach życiowych (bezdomność, pozbawienie wolności). U badanych zmierzony został także poziom dyspozycyjnego optymizmu oraz poczucia własnej skuteczności. Do mierzenia zasobów użyte zostały narzędzia psychologiczne: Skala Uogólnionej Własnej Skuteczności (GSES) oraz Test Orientacji Życiowej (LOT-R). Rezultaty analizy wskazują na istnienie wzajemnej, choć nie zawsze bezpośredniej zależności między omawianymi zmiennymi. Zaznacza się bardziej pośrednia rola oddziaływania optymizmu na subiektywne i obiektywne składniki jakości życia. Warunki życia mają zaś wpływ na kształtowanie i dalsze rozwijanie/ pomniejszanie posiadanych zasobów. Przeprowadzona analiza może wskazać na dalsze kierunki rozwoju polityki zdrowotnej, rodzinnej i socjalnej.

Wstęp: Wiele doniesień dotyczy reakcji rodziców i opiekunów w sytuacji przewlekłej hospitalizacji związanej z ciężką chorobą dziecka. Stosunkowo mniej badań pokazuje wpływ krótkotrwałej hospitalizacji na rodzinę. Kon‑ dycja psychiczna, poziom stresu rodzica, ilość wzajemnego wsparcia może przekładać się na stan dziecka także w tej sytuacji. Materiał: W badaniu udział wzięło 65 opiekunów dzieci hospitalizowanych w Szpitalu Dziecię‑ cym Polanki w Gdańsku. Kryteriami włączenia było przebywanie z dzieckiem i wyrażenie zgody na badanie. Średni czas hospitalizacji dziecka w badanej grupie wyniósł około 7 dni. Metoda: W badaniu wykorzystano ankiety w celu zebrania danych demograficznych i klinicznych oraz określenia nasilenia subiektywnie odczuwa‑ nego przez rodzica stresu. Wykorzystano kwestionariusz CISS (do pomiaru stylu radzenia sobie ze stresem), GSES (pomiar poczucia kontroli), CECS (pomiar stopnia ujawniania lub tłumienia emocji) oraz LOT-R (pomiar optymizmu). Wyniki: Natężenie stresu odczuwanego przez rodzica hospitalizowanego dziecka koreluje z wiekiem dziecka oraz subiektywną oceną stanu dziecka dokonywaną przez rodzica. Zaobserwowano ujemną korelację pomiędzy odczuwanym przez rodzica natężeniem stresu a poszukiwaniem kontaktów towarzyskich, unikaniem oraz dodatnią współzależność między poziomem stresu a stylem skoncentrowanym na emocjach. Wystąpiło również nieznaczne powiązanie między poziomem stresu a tłumieniem depresji oraz poczuciem wła‑ snej skuteczności. Wnioski: 1) Poczucie własnej skuteczności u opiekunów i rodziców hospitalizowanych dzieci może zmniejszać odczuwany stres – wskazywanie obszarów pozostających pod kontrolą rodziców (tego, co rodzic może robić w sytuacji choroby dziecka) może zwiększać poczucie skuteczności. 2) Rodzice młodszych dzieci tłumiący emocje smutku, przeżywający silny stres mogliby zostać objęci dodatkową opieką psychologiczną (terapeutyczne wsparcie, poradnictwo) w celu zmniejszenia poziomu przeżywanego stresu.

Baumgart Mariusz, Szpinda Michał, Radzimińska Agnieszka, Goch Aleksander, Zukow Walery. Poczucie własnej skuteczności a zachowania zdrowotne = Self-efficacy and health behawior. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2015;5(8):226-235. ISSN 2391-8306. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.28074 http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.28074 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/2015%3B5%288%29%3A226-235 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/works/607775 Formerly Journal of Health Sciences. ISSN 1429-9623 / 2300-665X. Archives 2011–2014 http://journal.rsw.edu.pl/index.php/JHS/issue/archive Deklaracja. Specyfika i zawartość merytoryczna czasopisma nie ulega zmianie. Zgodnie z informacją MNiSW z dnia 2 czerwca 2014 r., że w roku 2014 nie będzie przeprowadzana ocena czasopism naukowych; czasopismo o zmienionym tytule otrzymuje tyle samo punktów co na wykazie czasopism naukowych z dnia 31 grudnia 2014 r. The journal has had 5 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education of Poland parametric evaluation. Part B item 1089. (31.12.2014). © The Author (s) 2015; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland and Radom University in Radom, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author(s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 05.06.2015. Revised 15.07.2015. Accepted: 12.08.2015. Poczucie własnej skuteczności a zachowania zdrowotne Self-efficacy and health behavior Mariusz Baumgart1, Michał Szpinda1, Agnieszka Radzimińska2, Aleksander Goch2, Walery Zukow3 1. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Katedra i Zakład Anatomii Prawidłowej, Bydgoszcz, Polska 2. Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy, Katedra Fizjoterapii, Bydgoszcz, Polska 3. Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, Bydgoszcz, Polska, Wydział Kultury Fizycznej, Zdrowia i Turystyki Autor do korespondencji dr. n.med. Mariusz Baumgart e-mail: baumgartmar@gmail.com Streszczenie Wstęp Czynnikiem mającym ogromny wpływ na nasze zdrowie jest styl życia. Elementami składowymi stylu życia są różne kategorie zachowań ludzkich, w tym także zachowania zdrowotne. Czynnikiem determinującym wiele aspektów ludzkiego zachowania jest poczucie własnej skuteczności. Materiał i Metody Badaniami objęto 150 osób (84 kobiety i 66 mężczyzn) w wieku 20 – 37 lat (średnia wieku 27,95, SD=5,02). W badaniach wykorzystano Inwentarz Zachowań Zdrowotnych (IZZ) i Skalę Uogólnionej Własnej Skuteczności (GSES). Wyniki Wykazano istotną statystycznie (p

Background: The purpose of the research was to investigate the role of personal resources, such as optimism and sense of selfefficacy in both negative (posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms) and positive (posttraumatic growth - PTG) effects of experienced trauma in a group of emergency service representatives. Material and Methods: Data of 100 medical rescue workers, mostly men (59%) who have experienced traumatic events in their worksite were analyzed. The age of the participants ranged from 24 to 60 years (mean = 37.43; standard deviation = 8.73). Polish versions of the Impact of Event Scale - Revised and the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory were used to assess the negative and positive effects of experienced events. Optimism was assessed by the Life Orientation Test and sense of self-efficacy by the Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. Results: The obtained results revealed that optimism is negatively associated with symptoms of PTSD in men, and sense of self-efficacy - positively with the severity of growth after trauma in women. Conclusions: The analyzed personal resources play a diverse role in the emergence of negative and positive effects of experienced traumatic events, depending on the gender of the respondents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Self-efficacy is an individual's belief in their skills and abilities to act in order to reach a chosen goal, irrespective of any obstacles. The motivation to act increases with the rise of self-efficacy. This is connected with sports results achieved by sportsmen. The authors emphasized that the choice of a coping strategy in difficult situations depended on many factors, e.g. personality traits, age, gender, or current physical and mental health. The objective of the paper was to analyse the influence of self-efficacy and locus of control on the choice made by players in terms of their coping strategy in difficult situations. Material and methods. A group of 12 players and 51 students was investigated. The measurement tools were: Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, Men at Work questionnaire, and Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale. Results and conclusions. The predominant coping strategy among the subjects was the task-oriented style. In both groups, a statistically significant correlation was achieved between self-efficacy and the task-oriented style. A moderate relationship between locus of control and self-efficacy was observed among players. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Psycho-oncology focuses on identifying factors for better adaptation to the disease. One of them is self-efficacy. The conviction of self-efficacy is defined as the role of personal agency that modifies the behavior of health. Self-efficacy is the belief manifests unit that has the potential to act in order to achieve the objective pursued, regardless of the obstacles and restrictions. Strong self-efficacy is associated with positive adaptation to the disease, with a strong motivation to work, higher resistance to stress and constructive remedial strategies. The objective of the paper is to evaluate self-efficacy level in cancer patients and to compare their results with population-based data. Material and methods: The study included 639 cancer patients. The Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale was used. Patients’ results were compared among groups and to the population data. The study was based on a survey questionnaire, performed once. Results: The results show that patients have strong or very strong belief in their agency, and the results are close to population data. The highest self-efficacy was shown by patients with urological cancer and the lowest by those with gynecological or breast cancer. Conclusions: Psycho-oncology focuses on identifying factors for better adaptation to the disease. One of them is self-efficacy. Strong self-efficacy is associated with positive adaptation to the disease, with a strong motivation to work, higher resistance to stress and constructive remedial strategies [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Introduction: Observing children wearing an orthopedic brace, it can be observed that they seem more depressed and less able to deal with life than their healthy peers. Aim of the study was to determine the neurotic level and self-efficacy of children wearing a brace as compared with healthy children. In addition, the study aimed to determine subjective self-evaluation of brace wearing children in comparison with a healthy group and to gain information about their possibly subconscious need to impress others. Material and methods: We examined 68 children (11-16 years) divided into two subgroups: children with scoliosis, wearing a brace (36 people), and healthy children (32 persons), using the Choynowski and Skrzypek "What are you like?" questionnaire and Juczyński's KompOs Scale. Additionally, children made a description of themselves by using 3 out of 16 adjectives. Results: Children with a brace scored higher on the lie scale, and in terms of persistence in achieving set targets their results were also higher. The examined children did not statistically differ in neurotic level, force of action, self-effectiveness feeling, or positive and negative self-evaluation. Conclusions: It is recommended to provide children wearing an orthopedic brace with psychological care, especially in terms of making their self-esteem higher. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background. People take responsibility for their own health and make their own decisions regarding health behaviors. Health locus of control and the sense of our own efficacy are the beliefs that have an influence on the success and realization of people's actions, as well as significantly impinge on their health. Aim. Presenting the relation between preferred health behaviors and health locus of control in professionally active firefighters, as a determinant of maintaining optimal health. Material and methods. The research was carried out among professionally active firefighters from the units of The State Fire Service from the area of warmińsko-mazurskie and kujawsko-pomorskie provinces. The following tools were used: Inventory of health behaviors (IZZ) by Juczynski, Multidimensional health locus of control scale (MHLC-A) and Self-efficacy scale (GSES) in Juczunski's adaptation. Results. Examined people present an average level in all categories of health behaviors. Proper eating habits gained least scores and positive mental attitude received the highest points. Respondents differ among each other regarding health locus of control. They score high on the internal dimension, next chance dimension and then powerful others dimension. The group is characterized by the high sense of self-efficacy. People who are more aware of health-promoting behaviors, especially when it comes to proper eating habits and positive mental attitude, deal better with the difficulties. Conclusion. Reaching health-promoting life style lies in taking conscious actions that enlarge health resources and eliminate dangers. Health behaviors modification is easier to achieve when people have their individual resources that is health locus of control and the sense of self-efficacy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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