The reliability of an education-related self-efficacy scale for people with psychiatric disabilities.
We investigated the reliability of the Education-related Self Efficacy Scale (ESS-40), a measure of self-efficacy at a core task level designed for people with psychiatric disabilities. Sixty community residents with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder participated. The ESS-40 was administered twice via telephone interview. Short cycle test-retest reliability was very good for the total score and most items. The measure demonstrated signs of a coherent internal structure, adequate face validity, good client acceptability, and promising utility. The reliability evidence supports its use in community mental health services and in psychiatric rehabilitation settings. Sensitivity and predictive validity require further investigation.
Harris
Meredith
M
School of Population Health, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
Gladman
Beverley
B
Hennessy
Nicole
N
Lloyd
Chris
C
Mowry
Bryan
B
Waghorn
Geoffrey
G
D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000523:psychology; D004493:Education; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011793:Queensland; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult