Mediating Effect of Self-efficacy in the Relationship between Anger and Functional Health of Homeless Men.
10.4040/jkan.2014.44.4.361
- Author:
Su In PARK
1
;
Sunah KIM
Author Information
1. Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract
- Keywords:
Functional health;
Self-efficacy;
Anger;
Homeless persons
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Adult;
Aged;
*Anger;
Cognition;
Expressed Emotion;
Health Status;
Homeless Persons/*psychology;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Questionnaires;
*Self Efficacy;
Stress, Psychological
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2014;44(4):361-370
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the mediation of self-efficacy in the relationship between anger and the functional health of homeless men in order to provide a basis for planning nursing interventions to improve the functional health of homeless persons. METHODS: The participants were 137 homeless men who lived in homeless shelters or visited one center serving free meals for homeless persons in Seoul. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires and analyzed with the SPSS-WIN 20.0 program. The instruments were the Functional Health Pattern Screening Assessment Tool (FHPAST), Self-efficacy Scale (SES), and State-trait Anger Expression Inventory-Korean version (STAXI-K). RESULTS: The mean score for functional health was 2.41. Overall self-efficacy was 70.82. state anger was 16.53, trait anger was 19.54, and anger expression was 25.31. There were signigicant correlations among the 3 variables, functional health, self-efficacy, and anger. Also, self-efficacy had a complete mediating effect in the relationship between anger and functional health. CONCLUSION: Based on the findings of this study, health management programs focusing on anger management and self-efficacy improvement are highly recommended to promote functional health in homeless persons.
