The Relationship between Self-Efficacy and Well-Being in Stroke Survivors

The relationship between self-efficacy and well-being in stroke survivor’s stroke is a leading cause of death in the Western world [1], and is the most common disabling disease, having profound and wide-ranging effects on the physical, psychological and social aspects of an individual’s life [2-6]. The focus of health care professionals, particularly early in the period following stroke, is on physical functioning in rehabilitation. In contrast, difficulties in daily living, and the psychological and social problems experienced following a stroke are often overlooked [7-9]. When stroke survivors leave hospital and return to live in the community, they are left to face a new reality which often includes coping with physical and/or cognitive impairments, dependency on others, loss of identity, social isolation, diminished self-esteem, and fears about disfigurement and death [10-12]. All these issues may have devastating implications for the individual’s perception of competency and efficacy in daily living.


Introduction
The relationship between self-efficacy and well-being in stroke survivor's stroke is a leading cause of death in the Western world [1], and is the most common disabling disease, having profound and wide-ranging effects on the physical, psychological and social aspects of an individual's life [2][3][4][5][6].The focus of health care professionals, particularly early in the period following stroke, is on physical functioning in rehabilitation.In contrast, difficulties in daily living, and the psychological and social problems experienced following a stroke are often overlooked [7][8][9].When stroke survivors leave hospital and return to live in the community, they are left to face a new reality which often includes coping with physical and/or cognitive impairments, dependency on others, loss of identity, social isolation, diminished self-esteem, and fears about disfigurement and death [10][11][12].All these issues may have devastating implications for the individual's perception of competency and efficacy in daily living.
A key factor in determining outcomes once stroke survivors are living in the community may be their belief in their ability to overcome the difficulties they encounter [13].Perceived self-efficacy concerns people's belief in their ability to perform in ways that give them control over events that affect their lives [14].It is not a measure of the skills one has but rather the belief about what one can do under different sets of conditions with whatever skills one possesses [14].Although preliminary research into the relationship between self-efficacy and recovery from stroke indicates that high self-efficacy has a positive influence on an individual's level of physical functioning [3,15,16], there has been little research to date into the relationship between self-efficacy and other important domains of functioning; namely, the psychological, social, and instrumental aspects of daily living.Theoretically, the higher the level of self-efficacy in these domains, the better the functioning in daily living and hence in the overall adjustment and well-being of the affected individual [3,17].
The concepts of well-being and quality of life are used interchangeably within the psychological literature to refer to people's evaluations of their lives both at an affective and cognitive level.Diener [18] refers to this as subjective well-being which he defines as • The various types of evaluations, both positive and negative, that people make of their lives.It includes reflective cognitive evaluations, such as life satisfaction and work satisfaction, interest and engagement, and affective reactions to life events, such as joy and sadness (p.399).
Well-being is thus conceptualized as a construct comprising three components; namely, life satisfaction, positive effect, and negative effect.Life satisfaction reflects a cognitive evaluation of one's life, while positive and negative affect provide insight into the emotional experiences of an individual's life.Diener [19] suggests that it is imperative that all these components are examined when evaluating subjective well-being.
Although there is a paucity of research on the influence of selfperceived efficacy in daily functioning on the outcome of stroke survivors with respect to their overall adjustment and well-being; there has been a substantial body of research attesting to the beneficial effect of self-efficacy in many other situations, such as the role of self-efficacy in coping with pain [20], the relation between self-efficacy and academic performance and persistence [21], and the role of self-efficacy in the adjustment to various chronic disorders such as arthritis [22], cancer [23], and spinal cord injury [24].Furthermore, several researchers have examined the important question of whether or not self-efficacy actually plays a causal role in influencing human functioning or is simply a reflection of past performance.Evidence converges to indicate that self-efficacy does play a causal role in determining a diverse array of outcomes [20,25,26].
The purpose of the present research was to investigate the proposition that self-efficacy in activities of daily living and self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning would contribute to well-being in stroke survivors above and beyond the effects of level of impairment in physical functioning and of actual performance.

Method Participants
Eighty participants who had experienced a stroke were recruited for this study (40 males and 40 females), with a mean age of 62.77 years (SD=11.24years; range=31-83 years).There was no significant difference in age between males and females, t(78)=-.45,p >.05).Inclusion criteria for participation were that the person, when initially admitted to hospital, was (a) formally diagnosed with a stroke; (b) had since been discharged from hospital to live in the community; (c) showed no signs of marked cognitive impairment; and (d) was fluent in English.Demographic characteristics of the sample are presented in Table 1.

Measures Demographics
The demographic information sheet included a range of information such as the date of birth; marital status; family structure; education and work history; time since stroke; type of stroke and lesion location; and personal and family psychological history.

Cognitive functioning
The Telephone Interview for Cognitive Status-Modified (TICS-M) [27] is a 13-item questionnaire developed to assess cognitive function and was specifically developed for delivery over the telephone.This scale includes four domains, (1) orientation; (2) registration, recent memory and delayed recall (memory); (3) attention/calculation; (4) semantic memory, comprehension and repetition (language).The total score ranges from 0 to 39 with a score below 21 as the cut-off point indicating the presence of cognitive impairment [28].The TICS-M is highly correlated with the MMSE (r=.86) [29] and has high test-retest reliability [30].
Note.The index of Economic Resources from the latest Australian Census Data conducted in 2006 was used to identify the socio-economic status of the participants who took part in this study.a Standard deviations in parentheses; b NA -not applicable; c Refers to number of visits to the doctor in the past 3 months; d Currently seeing a mental health professional (e.g., psychologist, psychiatrist)

Self-efficacy in daily functioning
The Daily-Living Self-Efficacy Scale (DLSES) [31] is a 12-item questionnaire designed to assess the level of individuals' beliefs in their functional ability in daily living.Participants are instructed to rate their level of confidence in performing each of the daily living activities/ behaviours listed on the scale.The DLSES consists of two subscales, the psychosocial functioning subscale comprises eight items (e.g., take part in new hobbies and activities, contact a friend when I feel lonely) and the activities of daily living subscale consists of four items (e.g., either do or arrange to have the shopping done, looking after my finances).Items are rated on a 100-point Likert scale from 0 (cannot do at all) to 100 (highly certain can do).A total score is obtained by summing the scores for each of the 12 items which is then divided by the number of items to give an overall score between 0 and 100, with higher scores indicative of higher self-efficacy.The DLSES has been shown to have high internal consistency (Cronbach's α=.93) and high temporal stability (r=.96), and good convergent validity [31].

Life satisfaction
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) is a 5-item self-report measure designed to assess global life satisfaction [32].Participants are required to indicate their level of agreement with each of the five statements.Items are rated on a seven-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree).Total scores range from 5 to 35, with high scores representing high levels of global life satisfaction.The Satisfaction with Life Scale has good internal consistency (Cronbach's α=.87) and temporal stability (r=.82) as well as good convergent validity [32].

Positive and negative affect
The Positive Affect Scale and the Negative Affect Scale were derived from the Center for Epidemiologic Studies of Depression Scale (CES-D) [33], a self-report measure of depression symptomatology for use in the general population.The Positive Affect component consists of 4 items and the Negative Affect component comprises 5 items [33,34].For the Positive Affect Scale, total scores range from 0 to 12, with higher scores indicating decreased positive affect.For the Negative Affect Scale, total scores range from 0 to 15, with higher scores indicating increased negative effect.For each item, participants are asked to indicate how often they felt or behaved this way during the past week.Both scales have good internal consistency (in the present study, Cronbach's α was .76 for Positive Affect and .84 for Negative Affect) and good convergent validity [31].

Physical functioning
The Barthel Index [35] is a 10-item measure used to assess individual's physical functioning and independence in daily activities [36].Eight of the 10 items represent activities related to personal care (i.e., bowel and bladder control, toileting, feeding, dressing, bathing, grooming, and transfer from chair to bed and back) and the remaining two items are related to mobility activities (i.e., walking, ascending and descending stairs).The index yields a total score out of 100, with higher scores representing greater degree of physical functioning and functional independence.The Barthel Index has been shown to have good internal consistency, with Cronbach's α ranging from .90 to .93 [37], test-retest reliability of .93 [38], and convergent validity [39].

Social desirability
The Marlowe-Crowne Scale (MCS) [40] was included as a measure of participants' tendency to respond in a socially favourable manner.This scale consists of 33 true/false items and total scores range from 0 to 33, with high scores indicating an increased tendency for social desirability response bias.The MCS has been shown to have high internal consistency (r=.88) and good test-retest reliability (r=.89) [40].A positive correlation has been found between this scale and the Edwards Social Desirability Scale, thus demonstrating the scale's convergent validity [40].

Perceived performance in daily tasks
The Patient Competency Rating Scale [41] is a 30-item self-report measure that provides self-and informant-ratings to evaluate perceived competency in performing various behavioural, cognitive, and emotional tasks as well as to assess insight into the level of awareness following head injury [42].Respondents are asked to judge how easy or difficult it is for them to perform a variety of tasks.Rating is on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 'can't do' to 5 'can do with ease'.Total scores range from 30 to 150, with higher scores indicating greater competency.The scale has been shown to have strong internal consistency for patient rating (Cronbach's α=.91) and relatives' ratings of patients (Cronbach's α=.93) [43].Test-retest reliability has been reported as high, r=.97 for patients and .92for relatives [44].

Procedure
Ethical approval for the study was obtained from the Griffith University Research Ethics Committee (PSY/18/06/HREC).All participants were initially contacted by phone.They were provided with detailed information about the study's requirements and were administered the TICS-M over the telephone to screen for cognitive impairment.A questionnaire package was then mailed to each of the stroke participants.The questionnaire package contained the six measures, a consent form and an information sheet.

Design
Bivariate correlations were performed to identify demographic variables that were associated with each of the dependent variables life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, and a composite of the three components of well-being (i.e., overall well-being).Because the high number of bivariate correlations performed in the analyses is likely to inflate Type 1 error, an alpha level of .01 was used for all analyses involving bivariate correlations performed with the variables which may be associated with the dependent variables.Hierarchical multiple regressions were performed to examine whether self-efficacy in daily functioning made a unique contribution to each of the dependent variables, after taking into account physical functioning and the significant demographic factors (control variables) associated with each dependent variables.The demographic control variables were entered at Step 1 and to control for the effects of physical functioning, physical functioning was entered at Step 2 for all the hierarchical multiple regressions performed.
To address the question of whether actual performance mediates the relationship between self-efficacy in daily functioning and wellbeing (i.e., overall well-being, positive affect, negative affect, and life satisfaction), a series of mediation analyses were performed using the procedure suggested by Baron and Kenny [45].Three conditions need to be established in order for a variable to function effectively as a mediator [45].As shown in Figure 1, the independent variable (selfefficacy in daily functioning) must be related to the presumed mediator (actual performance in daily tasks) (Path a); in the second equation, the presumed mediator (actual performance in daily tasks) must be related to the dependent variable (well-being) (Path b); and in the third

Self-efficacy in daily functioning as a predictor of change in overall well-being
To test whether self-efficacy in daily functioning remains associated with overall well-being after controlling for the significant control variables (i.e., socio-economic status, participants' age, their age at stroke onset, and mental health care) and the variable of physical functioning, three hierarchical multiple regressions were conducted (Table 2).In the first regression, the overall variance in overall wellbeing accounted for by all variables entered in the equation was 76.9%, F (6, 71)=39.490,p <.001.After Step 1, with socio-economic status, participants' age, their age at stroke onset, and mental health care entered in the equation, R 2 =.585, F (4, 73 =25.682, p <. 001.After Step 2, physical functioning added to the prediction of overall well-being, R 2 change =.065, F change (1, 72)=13.248,p<.01.The addition of physical functioning at Step 2 resulted in a significant increment in R 2 , indicating that the association between the predictor variable of physical functioning and the criterion of overall well-being was significant after the control variables of socioeconomic status, participants' age, their age at stroke onset, and mental health care were taken into account.Entry of self-efficacy in daily living (i.e., the Daily Living Self-Efficacy Scale) at Step 3 further added to the prediction of overall well-being, R 2 change =.120, F change (1, 71)=37.043,p<.001.
In the second analysis, when the self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning was entered at Step 3, it added to the prediction of overall well-being, R 2 change =.089, F change (1,71)= 24.172, p<.001.In the third regression, when self-efficacy in activities of daily living was added to the equation at Step 3, it also contributed to the prediction of overall well-being, R 2 change = .069,F change (1,70)=17.005,p<.001.

Self-efficacy in daily functioning as a predictor of change in life satisfaction
As shown in Table 3, overall, 43.9% of variance, F (6,70)=9.121,p<.001, in life satisfaction was accounted for by the variables of socioeconomic status, social desirability, physical functioning, positive affect, negative affect, and self-efficacy in daily living.The entry of the socio-economic status and social desirability at Step 1 did contribute significantly to the prediction of life satisfaction, R 2 =.187, F (2, 74) = 8.520, p<.001.Similarly, when physical functioning was entered at Step 2, it contributed significantly to the prediction of life satisfaction,

Self-efficacy in daily functioning as a predictor of change in positive affect
In the first hierarchical multiple regression performed, a total of 29.8% of variance, F (4,73) = 7.755, p < .001 in positive affect was accounted for by the variables of physical functioning, life satisfaction, negative affect, and self-efficacy in daily living (Table 4).The entry of physical functioning on the first step did not predict positive affect, R 2 =.015, F (1, 76) = 1.161, p>.05.When the variables of life satisfaction and negative affect were entered in the equation, these two variables contributed significantly to the prediction of positive affect, R 2

Self-efficacy in daily functioning as a predictor of change in negative affect
To assess whether self-efficacy in daily functioning remains associated with negative affect after controlling for the significant demographic variables (i.e., socio-economic status, participants' age, their age at stroke onset, marital status) and the variables of physical functioning, life satisfaction, and positive affect, three hierarchical multiple regressions were again conducted (Table 5).In the first analysis, the overall variance in negative affect accounted for by the variables of participants' age, participants' age at stroke onset, marital status, socio-economic status, physical functioning, and self-efficacy in daily living was 73%, F ( In the second regression, when self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning was entered at Step 4, it added to the prediction of negative affect, R 2 change = .032,F change (1, 69) = 7.984, p < .01.However, in the final regression, when self-efficacy in activities of daily living was added to the equation at Step 4, it did not contribute significantly to the prediction of negative affect, R 2 change =.009, F change (1, 68) = 2.068, p > .05.In summary, when other relevant variables were controlled, the composite measure of self-efficacy (i.e., the overall scale of the DLSES) and the more specific measure of self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning contributed significantly to all three components of well-being and the overall composite measure of well-being.However, the relationship between self-efficacy in activities of daily living was only significant for positive affect and overall well-being when other relevant variables were controlled.

Mediation Effects of Actual Performance in Daily Tasks on the Relationship of Self-efficacy in Daily Functioning and Well-being
Prior to performing the mediation analyses, bivariate correlations were conducted to ensure that the relationships between self-efficacy in daily functioning, well-being, and actual performance in daily tasks were significant.As shown in Table 6, all variables were significantly correlated except for negative affect and self-efficacy in activities of daily living.Consequently three mediation analyses were performed for each of the dependent variables of self-efficacy in daily functioning (self-efficacy in daily living, self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning, and self-efficacy in activities of daily living).Because there was a non-significant relationship between negative affect and self-efficacy in activities of daily living, only two mediation analyses were performed for the dependent variable of negative affect.

Discussion
In this research it was proposed that levels of self-efficacy may play a key role in increasing individuals' level of well-being after a stroke.The results obtained provide support for this hypothesis but only for the effects of self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning.According to Bandura [14] self-efficacy determines whether an individual will engage in certain activities, how much effort the individual is likely to invest; and for how long he/she will persist when faced with obstacles and aversive experiences.The stronger the perceived self-efficacy, the more likely one will persist in attempting to overcome obstacles and difficult situations.Consequently, stroke survivors with a high level of selfefficacy should be better prepared to overcome the many obstacles they face in their daily life and hence be better able to adapt to their changed circumstances.What was found in the current research supports thisstroke survivors who had greater confidence in their ability to manage various aspects of their psychosocial life such as overcoming negative thoughts about themselves, taking part in new hobbies and activities, and attending social gatherings with friends reported higher levels of well-being than those with less confidence.Furthermore, the findings of the current research support previous studies relevant to stroke which examined the relationship between self-efficacy in specific areas such as self-care [16,46], fear of falling [47,48], and losing balance [49].These studies indicate that high levels of self-efficacy in aspects of physical functioning are associated with higher quality of life, lower levels of depression, and higher functioning in everyday activities.Similarly, studies examining the role that selfefficacy plays in adjustment to chronic illnesses [22][23][24][50][51][52] have also found that high levels of self-efficacy contributed to better coping and reduced symptoms in individuals living with a chronic medical condition.
In summary, this research has found that level of self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning does indeed play an important role in influencing all three components of well-being in stroke survivors.Furthermore, the effects of self-efficacy were apparent above and beyond the level of physical functioning and perceived ability to perform daily tasks.Clearly, interventions designed to enhance confidence and the strength of belief in one's own capacities would be beneficial to the adaptation and well-being of individuals learning to live with the aftermath of a stroke.
In contrast to the widespread beneficial effects of self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning, the effects of self-efficacy in activities of daily living were apparent for only one component of well-being; namely, positive affect.As predicted, higher levels of self-efficacy contributed to higher levels of positive affect.These results thus provide only partial support for the hypothesis which proposed that self-efficacy in activities of daily living would be positively associated with life satisfaction and positive affect and negatively associated with negative affect.The pattern of results obtained here raises the question of why self-efficacy in activities of daily living did not contribute significantly to life satisfaction and negative affect.
One possibility concerns the subscale itself.There were only four items in the self-efficacy in activities of daily living subscale.However, despite this problem, the scale was significantly related to positive affect in the predicted manner, indicating that the relatively low number of items in the scale cannot fully account for the failure to predict levels of life satisfaction and negative affect.
In the present research, socio-economic status was found to be strongly related to overall well-being (r = .69)and negative affect (r = -.76),moderately related to life satisfaction (r = .38),and weakly related to positive affect (r = .24).These findings differ in a couple of ways from those generally reported in the literature on well-being and economic indicators.First, the relationship between overall well-being and socio-economic status was much stronger than generally found [53].Second, the relationship was stronger for negative affect (r = -.76)than life satisfaction (r = .38),a pattern that differs from that found in the literature [54].
Clearly, for stroke survivors, limited access to the material goods and services that money can buy has a greater detrimental impact on their well-being than it has for other adults living in highly developed countries.The most likely explanation for this relates to the increased needs of those living with the physical consequences of a stroke.Supportive aids such as walkers, wheelchairs, and stair lifts cost money; an inability to drive often means a reliance on taxis, and ongoing services such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, and cleaning can be expensive as are house modifications needed to accommodate physical disabilities.Lower incomes mean a reduced ability to meet these needs and an increased reliance on the assistance of others, both of which may interfere with the ability to adapt to changed circumstances and therefore perpetuate the adverse effects of a stroke on the well-being of those stroke survivors with limited financial resources.Such factors, however, appear to have great impact on the negative affect and life satisfaction components of wellbeing and little effect on the positive affective component.Having a stroke and the ensuing physical impairments can be viewed as creating a new set of basic needs that require financial resources to satisfy.It is perhaps because of this that limited financial resources have such a potent effect on stroke survivors' levels of life satisfaction and negative affect, overriding the potentially beneficial effects of self-efficacy in activities of daily living.
Various researchers have cited Maslow's theory of hierarchy of needs to explain the strong association between economic status and subjective well-being as well as the diminishing marginal effect of economic status on subjective well-being as income and wealth increase [55][56][57][58][59][60].Several studies have demonstrated that households expressing dissatisfaction with the availability of food, housing, hygiene, health services, or clothing report significantly lower subjective well-being, on average, than do households whose basic needs are reported to be satisfied [57,59,61,62].
Future research with an explicit focus on the costs and disadvantages of limited financial resources may shed further light on the relationship between socio-economic status and the three components of wellbeing in stroke survivors.This research could include such questions as 'What aspects of your life would be better if you had unlimited financial resources?';'What would change in your life, if you had plenty of money and could spend it on whatever you wanted?' and 'What aspects of your life would change little if you had as much money as you wanted?' .Analysis of the responses to questions such as these would help gain a greater understanding of the differential impact that socio-economic status has on the various components of well-being in stroke survivors.
Although self-efficacy in activities of daily living was not associated with negative affect and life satisfaction, it did contribute a significant amount of variance to the prediction of positive affect (16.8%).Stroke survivors who reported higher levels of confidence in their ability to undertake activities of everyday living (e.g., doing or arranging to get their shopping done, looking after their finances, and doing or arranging to have the house cleaned) were more likely to report greater levels of positive affect when compared to stroke survivors who reported lower levels of self-efficacy in activities of daily living.This relationship between self-efficacy and positive affect perhaps reflects individual differences in temperament, especially in optimism.
Scheier et al. [63] define optimism as a dispositional tendency to hold generalized positive expectancies even when faced with adversity or difficulties.In contrast, those with a tendency to hold a pessimistic view of life are more inclined to have negative outcome expectations, be more passive, and likely to give up on trying to achieve their goals [64].Furthermore, optimists tend to rely more heavily on positive reframing in that they are more likely to reframe adverse situations so as to see their more positive aspects when compared to pessimistic individuals [65].Dispositional optimism thus appears to provide a good foundation for individuals to build a strong sense of self-efficacy in various aspects of their life.
Stroke survivors who have a dispositional tendency to be optimistic are perhaps likely to experience greater levels of self-efficacy because of their positive outlook on life and desire to achieve positive outcomes.Consistent with Bandura's self-efficacy theory, they would be more motivated to persevere and increase their efforts to overcome the many obstacles they face in their daily life to achieve a desired outcome.As a result, these individuals would be more likely to adapt to their life after stroke and experience greater levels of positive affect.In contrast, stroke survivors with a pessimistic view of life would be more prone to focus on their personal deficiencies and the adverse consequences of failure and would tend to give up quickly when faced with the many challenges associated with living with a disability, resulting in lower levels of self-efficacy.Due to their low level of self-belief, such individuals probably experience greater difficulty in adapting to their 'new' life after stroke which in turn would negatively impact upon their level of positive affect.
The present research has clearly demonstrated that self-efficacy, especially in psychosocial functioning, can and does influence the well-being of stroke survivors.An important implication of this is that encouraging and helping stroke survivors develop confidence in their ability to manage various aspects of their lives will facilitate and enhance their adjustment following stroke.

Figure 1 :
Figure 1:The three pathways which need to be established for mediation to occur (based onBaron & Kenny, 1986).
change = .157,F change (2,74)=7.002,p<.01.Entry of self-efficacy in daily living at Step 3 further contributed significantly to the prediction of positive affect, R 2 change =.126, F change (1,73)=13.150,p<.001.In the second regression, when self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning was entered at Step 3, it added to the prediction of positive affect, R 2 change = .076,F change (1,73) = 7.395, p < .01.Similarly in the third analysis, entry of self-efficacy in activities of daily living at Step 3, also added to the prediction of positive affect, R 2 change = .168,F change (1,72) = 18.343, p < .001.

Table 9 :Table 10 :
Results of Regression Analyses Testing for the Effect of the Mediator 'Actual Performance in Daily Tasks' on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning and Overall Well-Being.Self-efficacy in daily functioning (independent variables) performance in daily task and overall well-being when self-efficacy in daily functioning is added to the equation Results of Regression Analyses Testing for the Effect of the Mediator 'Actual Performance in Daily Tasks' on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning and Life Satisfaction.in activities of daily living Activities of Daily Living Subscale of the DLSES β = .714(p = .000)β = .358(p = .001)β = .412(p = .007)β = .064(p = .665)z = 2.673 (p = .004)82%

Table 1 :
Demographic Characteristics of Participants.
, the independent variable (self-efficacy in daily functioning) must be associated with the dependent variable (well-being) (Path c).A variable is considered to function as a mediator if a significant relationship between the independent and dependent variables (i.e., Path c) either disappears or is significantly decreased when Paths a and b are controlled.Full mediation is said to occur if controlling for Paths a and b eliminates the relation between the dependent and independent variables, whereas a significant reduction in Path c indicates partial mediation.

Table 2 :
Hierarchical Multiple Regression of a Composite Measure of Overall Well-Being on Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning, Physical Functioning, and Control Variables for Stroke Survivors.

Table 3 :
8, 69) = 23.325,p < .001.At Step 1, with participants' age, their age at stroke onset, marital status, and socio-economic status entered in the equation, R 2 = .671,F (4, 73) = 37.183, p < .001.Entry of physical functioning at Step 2 did not contribute significantly to the prediction of negative affect, R 2 change = .004,F change (1, 72) = .806,p > .05.Similarly, entry of life satisfaction and positive affect at Step 3 did not contribute to the prediction of negative affect, R 2 change = .019,F change (2, 70) = 2.166, p > .05.However, when self-efficacy in daily living was entered in the final Hierarchical Multiple Regression of Life Satisfaction on Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning, Physical Functioning, Positive and Negative Affect, and Control Variables for Stroke Survivors.

Table 4 :
Hierarchical Multiple Regression of Positive Affect on Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning, Physical Functioning, Life Satisfaction, and Negative Affect Variables for Stroke Survivors.

Table 6 :
Bivariate Correlations between the Independent Variables of Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning, the Mediator of Actual Performance in Daily Tasks, and the Dependent Variables of Well-Being.

Table 8 :
Results of Regression AnalysesTesting for the Effect of the Mediator 'Actual Performance in Daily Tasks' on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning and Negative Affect.

Table 7 :
Results of Regression AnalysesTesting for the Effect of the Mediator 'Actual Performance in Daily Tasks' on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning and Positive Affect.