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Meaning Self-Efficacy Scale (MSE): Development and Validation of a Measure of the Perceived Ability to Generate Meaning After Traumatic Life Events

Waldrep, Edward E., Jr.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302271383

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2011, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences.
The ability to find meaning following traumatic experiences is associated with less subsequent distress. The current study describes the development and psychometric properties of the Meaning Self-Efficacy (MSE) scale designed to examine the perceived ability to generate meaning following traumatic experiences. The MSE scale demonstrated good internal consistency (α = .89), convergent, and discriminant validity. The measure was negatively associated with posttraumatic distress (r = -.18, p < .01). Two-week temporal stability for the MSE scale was adequate (r = .58, p < .01). However, when included in a regression model controlling for social support, the MSE was not a significant predictor of posttraumatic distress in a subclinical population (β = -.09, ns). Future research should investigate the performance of the MSE measure in a more distressed clinical population.
Joel Hughes, PhD (Advisor)
Douglas Delahanty, PhD (Committee Member)
John Gunstad, PhD (Committee Member)
John Updegraff, PhD (Committee Member)
82 p.
Psychology
trauma; meaning; psychometrics

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  • Waldrep, Jr., E. E. (2011). Meaning Self-Efficacy Scale (MSE): Development and Validation of a Measure of the Perceived Ability to Generate Meaning After Traumatic Life Events [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302271383

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Waldrep, Jr., Edward. Meaning Self-Efficacy Scale (MSE): Development and Validation of a Measure of the Perceived Ability to Generate Meaning After Traumatic Life Events. 2011. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302271383.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Waldrep, Jr., Edward. "Meaning Self-Efficacy Scale (MSE): Development and Validation of a Measure of the Perceived Ability to Generate Meaning After Traumatic Life Events." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1302271383

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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