Predicting Self-Efficacy Through Connectedness:

Since Bandura proposed the concept of self-efficacy, the confidence that one has in their skills and ability to accomplish tasks, scholars have investigated this concept’s utility to predict accomplishments. In this study, we wondered whether two forms of self-efficacy among homeless adult women and men might be predicted by several measures of connectedness. People want to feel connected with others, and many find belonging with others in a spiritual setting, such as a religious congregation. We asked these 84 adults residing in the Chicago area to report their sense of connectedness and self-efficacy at the start of a spiritual, but non-denominational, weekend (Friday night to Sunday afternoon) retreat and then again at the end of the retreat. We used reliable and valid self-report measures on self-efficacy (eighteen items: nine on employment self-efficacy, or a belief in capacity to find meaningful employment, and nine on housing self-efficacy, or a belief in capacity to obtain a safe and sober, permanent residence) and sense of connectedness (four items) with God or a Higher Power, other homeless persons or those in recovery, and people in general.https://via.library.depaul.edu/psychologynight/1082/thumbnail.jp