The influence of maternal behaviors during childhood on self-efficacy in individuals with sickle cell disease.
Little is known about the influence of maternal behaviors during childhood on the self-efficacy of individuals with sickle cell disease (SCD).This study retrospectively investigated the relationship between maternal overprotection and caring during childhood and self-efficacy in adulthood. Using a cross-sectional survey design, 32 adults with SCD completed questionnaires about demographics, maternal parenting behaviors, and self-efficacy. On average, adults with SCD reported moderate levels of SCD self-efficacy, high levels of overprotection, and high levels of caring. Self-efficacy was significantly related to educational level ( r = .39, p = .04), number of SCD crises per year (r = -.41, p = .04), and caring (r = .48, p = .01). Using simultaneous regression modeling, maternal caring was significantly predictive of self-efficacy (β = .44, p = .03). Results suggest that maternal caring during childhood may promote the development of self-efficacy in adults with SCD.
School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460, USA. coretta.jenerette@unc.edu
Coretta M
CM
Jenerette
Cecelia R
CR
Valrie
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020377:Self Efficacy; D055815:Young Adult