The Role of Self-Efficacy in Family-Centred Early Intervention Programmes.

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Introduction

This chapter provides an overview of the reasons for conducting the current research and includes an outline of the content of each chapter, as well as a list of the terminology used throughout this thesis.

Problem Statement and Rationale

Self-efficacy has been described as a person’s belief in his or her ability to successfully complete actions relating to any given domain (Bandura, 1995). Research indicates that self-efficacy beliefs impact on future behaviour and thus create the opportunity for behavioural change (Haidt & Rodin, 1999). Self-efficacy acts as one of the most powerful predictors of future success, as it not only plays a part in the goals a person sets and which activities that person becomes involved in, but also influences the coping strategies the person will adopt under difficult circumstances. There are four primary sources that contribute towards the development of self-efficacy judgements.

Chapter Outlines

Chapter 1 introduces the study and presents an outline of each chapter. This chapter also provides an explanation of important terms and abbreviations used in the study. Chapter 2 provides a detailed discussion of the theoretical background for this study. This chapter discusses the definition of self-efficacy and factors contributing towards the development, maintenance and modification of these beliefs. The chapter also highlights issues in the literature regarding the measurement of the construct and emphasises the theoretical issues relating to the construction and validation of measures evaluating parenting self-efficacy. Chapter 3 outlines the methodology and procedures of this research study.

Convergent validity

Convergent validity can be viewed a form of construct validity. According to Woolfaardt and Roodt (2005, p. 36) “a measure demonstrates construct validity when it correlates highly with other variables with which it should theoretically correlate”.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABSTRACT
CHAPTER 1 ORIENTATION AND INTRODUCTION
1.1. Introduction
1.2. Problem Statement and Rationale
1.3. Chapter Outlines
1.4. Definition of Terms
1.5. Abbreviations
1.6. Summary
CHAPTER 2 A THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND MEASUREMENT OF PARENTING SELF-EFFICACY
2.1. Introduction
2.2. A Description of Self-Efficacy Beliefs
2.3. The Role of Self-Efficacy in Family-Centred Early Intervention Programmes.
2.4. Current Evidence Describing the Impact of Parenting Self-Efficacy on Adaptive Parenting
2.5. Development and Validation Challenges Related to Describing Parenting Self Efficacy
2.5.1. Issues relating to conceptual clarity within the parent self-efficacy domain
2.5.2. Issues relating to the construction and development of parenting self-efficacy measures
2.6. Conclusion
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1. Introduction
3.2. Aims of the Study
3.2.1. Main aim
3.2.2. Sub-aims
3.3. Research Design
3.4. Research Phases
3.5. Phase 1: Establishing Validity in the Conceptual Domain.
3.5.1. Development of the parenting self-efficacy measuring instrument (P-SEMI)
3.5.2. Justification of the content of the measuring instrument.
3.5.3. Piloting the revised measuring instrument in order to establish reliability
3.6. Phase 2: Establishing Validity in the Methodological Domain
3.6.1. Selection criteria of participants
3.6.2. Descriptive criteria of the participants
3.6.3. Data collection materials
3.6.4. Data collection procedures and ethical considerations
3.6.5. Data analysis and presentation.
3.7. Summary
CHAPTER 4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Establishing Validity in the Conceptual Domain
4.2.1. Establishing face and content validity
4.2.2. Establishing internal consistency reliability
4.3. Establishing Validity in the Methodological Domain
4.3.1. Establishing convergent validity
4.3.2. Establishing differential validity
4.3.3. Differential validity across all the self-efficacy measures.
4.4. Establishing Validity in the Substantive Domain
4.5. Summary
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSIONS
5.1. Introduction
5.2. Conclusions Drawn from the Data
5.2.1. Implications of the establishment of internal consistency reliability.
5.2.2. Implications of the establishment of validity
5.3. Overall Validation of the P-SEMI
5.4. Critical Review of the Research
5.5. Recommendations for Further Research and Service Delivery
5.6. Conclusion
5.7. Summary
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