The Moderating Role of Basic Hope on the Relationship Between Self-Efficacy and Disability Acceptance in Women with Congenital and Acquired Physical Disability
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https://doi.org/10.12775/PBE.2026.010Keywords
basic hope, disability acceptance, moderation analyses, self-efficacy, women with physical disabilityAbstract
This research aims to investigate the relationship between self-efficacy and disability acceptance exploring the moderating effect of basic hope in women with congenital and acquired physical disability. The study involved 181 Polish women with congenital and acquired physical disabilities who completed Polish versions of three inventories: General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES), Multidimensional Acceptance of Loss Scale (WSAUS), and Basic Hope Questionnaire (BHI-12). The associations between the variables were examined using correlation and moderation analyses. In the moderation model, self-efficacy was posited as a predictor, basic hope as a moderator, and disability acceptance as the outcome variable. Self-efficacy correlates with disability acceptance. Basic hope moderates this relationship. All four models were significant and two of them revealed the moderating role of basic hope. The relationship between self-efficacy and disability acceptance is moderated by basic hope.
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