Self-efficacy for couples and family crisis management in Saudi society

Abstract EN

The family crisis is becoming more multifaceted and pervasive in all societies which affect an individual's life and their interactions with environmental events around them are due to their beliefs, Self-confidence, and ability.

Therefore, more research in this field is needed to show the role of Self-efficacy for couples and family crisis management.

The research's aims are to explore:
1.

The psychological effects on individuals with family crises.

2.

The correlation between Self-efficiency, demographic variables, and family crisis management.

3.

The differences between males and females in study variables.

4.

variables which affect the degree of family crises management.

Causal Design was used in this research and conducted within the Saudi society of husbands and wives and consisted of 219 participants.

Data was collected by the following questionnaires: The general data form containing the demographic characteristics of the participants - Survey of family crisis type and frequency and Sources of emotional support during the crisis- Survey of psychological effects of crisis - General Self-efficacy scale (GSE) - family crisis management questionnaire.

The results indicated a positive correlation between Self-efficacy and each of the Phases: family crisis is triggered at p= (0.05), with seeing the crisis as threading at p=(0.01), with staging a disorganized response at p=(0.01), and with Phase: Searching for a solution, Phase: adopting new coping strategies, family crisis management at p= (0.001).

Women were more likely than men to have Difficulty thinking clearly, impulsiveness, and psychological effects of the crisis at p=(.001) and feelings of incompetency at p=(.005).

Men were more capable than women to deal with the Phase 1: The family crisis is triggered at p=(.002), and Phase 2: Seeing the crisis as threatening at p=(.004).

22% of the changes in variable family crisis management due to the independent variables ( Self-efficacy, Current age, and Duration of marriage).