title: Assessment of optimistic self-beliefs: further validation of the Chinese version of the General Self-Efficacy Scale.
abstract: The Chinese version of the General Self-efficacy Scale developed by Jerusalem and Schwarzer was tested in a sample of 74 Chinese adults with mild mental health symptoms. Analysis showed the scale was unidimensional and had good internal reliability (alpha = .92). The scale score also differentiated groups of different mental health status and correlated strongly with scores on the General Health Questionnaire, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Center for Epidemiologic Studies--Depression Scale. Test-retest reliability over six months was also adequate.
authors.affiliation: Division of Social Studies, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. s.k.cheung@cityu.edu.hk
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D020377:Self Efficacy