ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry 2021;22(8):1-5

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND SELF EFFICACY AMONG LIVER CANCER PAKISTANI FEMALE PATIENTS

Maryam Khurshid 1 ; Mamoona Ismail Loona 1 ; Amna Hassan 2 ; Sameena Iqbal 1 ; Sameera Mirza 1

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Keywords

Liver Cancer; Self-Acceptance; Self-Efficacy; Females; Islamabad

Country

Malaysia

Language

English

Abstract

Introduction:It is agreed all over the world that liver cancer can influence a woman's approach of self-acceptance and self-efficacy. Limited literature addressing levels of self-acceptance and self-efficacy separately among women with liver cancer is available in Pakistani population.

Objectives:The aim was to study the role of self-acceptance and self-efficacy among women with liver cancer, and to analyse the influence of socio-personal characteristics of women with their self-efficacy. .

Data Source and Settings:To address the objectives, a sample of 60 women (N=60) was selected from different hospitals of Islamabad.

Period:The duration of the study was 6 months

Methods :The present study made use of the two scales i.e., self-efficacy scale and Self-Acceptance. Clinical group was selected through random sampling to collect data from different hospitals of Islamabad.

Results:To determine the psychometric properties; alpha correlation, and t-test analysis and ANOVA were computed. Self-acceptance and self-efficacy was found significantly associated with each other. Results indicated that the low sense of identity as a whole, leads women to be low self-efficacy regarding their abilities in their daily lives. There was also a significant difference in demographic variables on Self-acceptance and self-efficacy.

Conclusion:It is concluded from the finding of the current study that women suffering from liver cancer demonstrated low level of Self-Acceptance. Several associated factors with self-acceptance and self-efficacy were also found among female liver cancer patients of Islamabad.