This qualitative analysis applied the theory of self–efficacy to results
from a study that used grounded theory to identify the factors that influenced the
recoveries of 15 psychiatric survivors. Participants identified the development of a
more competent and efficacious sense of self as a central aspect contributing to
their recoveries. Analysis also revealed four factors related to this development:
meaningful activities, supportive professional relationships, peer-support and
choice among a variety of treatment alternatives. Participants' description of the
recovery process and how they were able to develop a competent sense of self,
possessed several parallels with Bandura's social cognitive theory of
self–efficacy. This article argues that self–efficacy may
provide practitioners with a useful guide for creating the contexts that facilitate
the recovery process. Implications for practice and research will be explored.
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