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Attributional style, efficacy, and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people

Houston, Diane M., McKee, Kevin J., Wilson, Julie (2000) Attributional style, efficacy, and the enhancement of well-being among housebound older people. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22 (4). pp. 309-317. ISSN 0197-3533. (doi:10.1207/S15324834BASP2204_5) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:16235)

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Abstract

This study examines the effects of an intervention that involves the compilation of a book of wartime experiences on a group of housebound older people who live in the community with the support of social services. Using the theoretical framework of the Hopelessness Theory of Depression (Abramson, Metalsky, & Alloy, 1989), we examine the impact of attributional style (Abramson et al., 1989) and efficacy (Bandura, 1977; Houston, 1995) on changes in psychological well-being following the intervention. Prior to the intervention, participants completed a newly constructed Extended Attributional Style Scale for the Elderly and the General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg & Hillier, 1979). Following the intervention there was a significant improvement in psychological well-being across the sample-those with depressogenic styles and low efficacy and those with high efficacy and nondepressogenic styles reported most improvement. The findings indicate that a relatively small-scale intervention can have a significant impact on the well-being of order people living alone in the community.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2204_5
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Diane Houston
Date Deposited: 02 Apr 2009 20:59 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:54 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/16235 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Houston, Diane M..

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