Title

The effect of task-specific self-efficacy on stages of change of people with substance abuse problems

Authors

Elizabeth Da Silva Cardoso
Chih Chin Chou
Naoko Yura Yasui PhD, CRC, University of Southern MaineFollow
Julie Chronister
Fong Chan
Valerie Lyons
Veronica R. Muller

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2009

Publication Title

Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling

Abstract

The objective of the study was to determine the effect of task-specific self-efficacy on stages of readiness for change among people with substance abuse problems. Participants were 140 men and 33 women with substance abuse problems receiving services in outpatient therapeutic community service programs. The Stages of Change Scale-Substance Abuse (SCS-SA) was the outcome measure. People with substance abuse problems receiving outpatient treatment services can be meaningfully classified into four stages of change groups: (1) Precontemplation, (2) Inactive, (3) Ambivalent-Conforming, and (4) Participation. Readiness for change is related to self-efficacy in work-related skills and risk-avoidance skills. Task-specific self-efficacy is related to stages of change. The findings of this study suggested that providing skill training to enhance task specific self-efficacy can help people with substance abuse problems progress from lower level to higher level of stages of change.

Comments

Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

Recommended Citation

Cardoso, E., Chou, C.C., Yasui, N.Y., Chronister, J., Chan, F., Lyons, & Muller, V.R. (2010). The effect of task-specific self-efficacy on stages of change of people with substance abuse problems. Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counseling, 15(2), 63-73. doi /10.1375/jrc.15.2.63