Development of an instrument to measure self-efficacy for social participation of people with mental illness.
Promoting social participation is consistent with the principles of psychiatric rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness, but lack of self-efficacy in social participation is a major barrier to the community integration of these people. The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument in the form of a mental illness scale (self-efficacy for social participation [SESP]) to measure self-efficacy in social participation among Japanese people and to evaluate the scale's reliability and validity. Devised from a content analysis of interviews with 12 patients regarding their participation in socialization programs, the scale consisted of 37 items. The scale's validity and reliability were tested in a total of 340 community-dwelling individuals with severe mental illness. The final scale consisted of four dimensions with 27 items. Internal consistency of the overall SESP-27 was excellent (α = .96). The scale demonstrated adequate criterion and construct validity and was psychometrically sound. The scale may offer clinicians a tool for planning how to help individuals with mental illness boost their self-efficacy in social participation and community integration.
National College of Nursing, Japan.
Manami
M
Amagai
Mayo
M
Suzuki
Fumie
F
Shibata
Jack
J
Tsai
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012649:Self Concept; D020377:Self Efficacy; D058992:Social Participation / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult