Abstract

Based on social cognitive theory, we propose that self-efficacy is a personal resource that protects people from the impact of confinement in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a longitudinal study where 197 French citizens were surveyed over 8 weeks of confinement (though only 25 participants responded each of these 8 weeks), we examined the relationships between general self-efficacy and positive affect, negative affect and adaptive performance at work. Consistent with theoretical expectations, self-efficacy was relatively stable during confinement and was positively related to positive affect and negatively related to negative affect. Self-efficacy was also positively correlated with all dimensions of adaptive performance at work during confinement. The role of self-efficacy as a protective factor against depressive risks induced by the stressful COVID-19 pandemic is discussed.

摘要

基于社会认知理论，我们提出自我效能感是一种个人资源，可以在COVID-19大流行的情况下保护人们免受分娩的影响。在一项纵向研究中，在封闭的8周内对197名法国公民进行了调查（尽管在这8周中只有25名参与者回答了这一问题），我们研究了一般自我效能感与工作中的积极影响，消极影响和适应能力之间的关系。与理论预期相符，自我效能感在分娩过程中相对稳定，与积极影响呈正相关，与消极影响呈负相关。自我效能感与分娩期间工作中适应能力的各个方面均呈正相关。