Abstract
Approximately 1 out of 100 persons in the United States will be diagnosed as schizophrenic at some point in their lives. As an illness with onset in late adolescence or early young adulthood, schizophrenia has been described as having a homogeneous course of long-term chronicity. Recent literature has delineated more heterogeneity of outcome, but studies identifying factors related to recovery have been sparse. Using as a theoretical framework the stress-vulnerability model of schizophrenia, and concepts from social learning theory and existential psychology, this study examined the relationship between health locus of control, perceived self-efficacy, hardiness, and recovery, and which would be the best predictor of recovery. With a descriptive, correlational, ex post facto design, the study was conducted in nineteen outpatient mental health facilities using a purposive sample of 85 outpatient subjects with a DSM-III-R diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
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Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Cross-Sectional
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Schizophrenic Patients, Psychological Factors in Recovery, Chronic Illness
Advisor
Jane H. White
Degree
Doctoral-Other
Degree Grantor
The Catholic University of America
Degree Year
1995
Recommended Citation
Bender, Anne W., "The relationship between health locus of control, perceived self-efficacy, hardiness, and recovery in schizophrenia" (2019). Dissertations. 1142.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1142
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None: Degree-based Submission
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Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-05-31
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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 9529077; ProQuest document ID: 304170118. The author still retains copyright.