title: [Perceived self-efficacy is associated with social participation in adults with traumatic brain injury].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Identification of the factors facilitating the social participation of adults who have sustained a traumatic brain injury can help occupational therapists with the direction for their interventions. Earlier studies centered on identifying the socio-demographic characteristics and the disabilities associated with social participation.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived self-efficacy, a positive concept derived from social cognitive theory and social participation.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional and correlational research design was used with 53 adults who sustained a traumatic brain injury between 1995 and 2000 and lived in their natural environment. Two measuring tools were used: a self-administered questionnaire evaluating the perceived self-efficacy and a questionnaire evaluating social participation, administered by an examiner through a face-to-face interview.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicate that the perceived self-efficacy explains 40% of the variance of the social participation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This association suggests that social cognitive theory can constitute a reference model for occupational therapists working with this clientele.
authors.affiliation: Département de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Pavillon Ferdinand-Vandry, Québec. claire.dumont@rea.ulaval.ca
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dumont
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gervais
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fougeyrollas
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy