The Role of Future Time Perspective, Body Awareness, and Social Connectedness in the Relationship Between Self-efficacy
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The Role of Future Time Perspective, Body Awareness, and Social Connectedness in the Relationship Between Self-efficacy and Resilience Ellsy O’Neill 1
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& Philip Clarke & Dean Fido & Katia Correa Vione
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Accepted: 11 November 2020/ # The Author(s) 2020
Abstract
Defined as the successful adaptation to dynamic environments, resilience is considered a cornerstone of mental health. However, with the underpinnings of resilience not yet fully understood, this manuscript tests the potential contribution of self-efficacy and embeddedness on resilience (explored through validated measures of future time perspective, body awareness, and social connectedness). The convenience sample of 18-to-77-yearold adults included 297 individuals, of which 36 were men and 171 were female. Participants completed online surveys composed of fifty-two questions in total, measuring self-efficacy, resilience, social connectedness, FTP, and body awareness. Resilience was positively related to self-efficacy, future time perspective, and social connectedness—but not to body awareness—and self-efficacy was positively associated with indices of embeddedness. Considering these correlations, and that only self-efficacy significantly predicted resilience, an exploratory model was proposed to test whether embeddedness directly predicted selfefficacy, and whether self-efficacy directly predicted resilience. Structural Equation Modelling suggested a good fit of this model, elucidating the interplay of psychological mechanisms underlying resilience. Thus, we identify potential variables of interest for clinical interventions aimed at increasing resilience and self-efficacy. Theoretical implications and future research are suggested based on these findings.
* Ellsy O’Neill [email protected] Philip Clarke [email protected] Dean Fido [email protected] Katia Correa Vione [email protected]
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College of Health, Psychology, and Social Care, School of Psychology, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, UK
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Keywords Self-efficacy . Resilience . Future time perspective . Body awareness . Social connectedness Resilience, the dynamic adaptation to adversity (Luthar 2006; Rutten et al. 2013), is positively associated with mental well-being (Liu et al. 2018b), the ability to cope with stress and depression (Gao et al. 2017), and the absence of psychopathology (Aiello Bowles et al. 2019). The importance of resilience is therefore far-reaching and plays an essential role in strategies targeting social care and support services, such as child welfare (Newman 2002) and adult mental health (Wild 2016). However, research addressing the psychological mechanisms underpinning resilience remains fragmented, with studies isolating discrete constructs such as coping (Campbell-Sills et al. 2006), cognitive reappraisal (McRae et al. 2012), optimism (Thompson et al. 2018), and humour (Southwick and Charney 2012). Moreover, resilience is positively associated with self-efficacy (Liu et al. 2
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