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The influence of social self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personality differences on loneliness and depression

Hermann, Karen Stroiney
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1112104621

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2005, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Psychology.
This study investigated the relationship of social self-efficacy with various personality and psychological adjustment variables in a sample of 696 college students. Path models were proposed to examine the gender role variables of instrumentality and expressiveness in relation to social self-efficacy and the psychological adjustment variables of self-esteem, loneliness, and depressive symptomatology. The resulting path models indicate that these variables account for 41% of the variance in depressive symptoms and 45% of the variance in loneliness. In the model for depression, social self-efficacy mediates the relationships between instrumentality and depression and between instrumentality and self-esteem. Self-esteem mediates the relationship between social self-efficacy and depression. In the model for loneliness, social self-efficacy mediates the relationship between instrumentality and loneliness, and expressiveness partially mediates the relationship between social self-efficacy and loneliness. Additionally, self-monitoring was tested as a possible moderator in the relationship between social self-efficacy and depression and social self-efficacy and self-esteem, but non-significant results suggest that self-monitoring does not moderate either of these relationships. These findings provide new information on how social self-efficacy, self-esteem, and gender role variables may serve to protect against depression and loneliness and have implications for possible counseling interventions.
Nancy Betz (Advisor)
129 p.
social self-efficacy; instrumentality; expressiveness; self-esteem; loneliness; depression

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  • Hermann, K. S. (2005). The influence of social self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personality differences on loneliness and depression [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1112104621

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hermann, Karen. The influence of social self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personality differences on loneliness and depression. 2005. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1112104621.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hermann, Karen. "The influence of social self-efficacy, self-esteem, and personality differences on loneliness and depression." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1112104621

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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