Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Self-Efficacy: An Empirical Study of Korean Older Adults
- Authors
- Hur, Mann Hyung y
- Issue Date
- Oct-2018
- Publisher
- SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
- Keywords
- older adults; self-efficacy; competence; construct of self-efficacy; determinants of self-efficacy
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, v.87, no.3, pp 289 - 308
- Pages
- 20
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AGING & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
- Volume
- 87
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 289
- End Page
- 308
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/689
- DOI
- 10.1177/0091415017738081
- ISSN
- 0091-4150
1541-3535
- Abstract
- This study conceptualizes the dimensions of older adults' self-efficacy and identifies its determinants by using panel data collected by the National Pension Research Institute in Korea. The analysis supported the conceptualization of older people's self-efficacy as a multidimensional construct and found strong support for the three subscales. For older adults in Korea, general self-efficacy was condensed into a sense of competence. Older adults' social self-efficacy was delineated into two subscales: inward social self-efficacy and interactive social self-efficacy. Inward social self-efficacy could be characterized as a set of inward-looking social capabilities, whereas interactive self-efficacy could be considered as a set of relation-oriented capabilities with various groups of individuals. Of the three regression models representing dimensions of older people's self-efficacy, each model uncovered its own set of variables that played a decisive role in perceived self-efficacy. Demographic variables were more effective determinants of older adults' self-efficacy than socioeconomic factors.
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