@article{ref1,
title="Falls Are Associated With Decreased Autonomy, and Self-Efficacy Moderates This Relation: Results From a National Study",
journal="Frontiers in psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Hajek, André and König, Hans-Helmut",
volume="10",
number="",
pages="e447-e447",
abstract="The first aim of this study was to examine the association between falls and perceived autonomy. The second aim was to investigate whether this association is moderated by self-efficacy. Cross-sectional data were drawn from the German Ageing Survey-a nationally representative sample of individuals living in private households aged 40 and above (<i>n</i> = 7,746) in Germany. Perceived autonomy was quantified according to Schwarzer. Self-efficacy was assessed using a widely established scale by Schwarzer and Jerusalem. With covariates being adjusted, linear regressions revealed that experiencing a fall in the past 12 months was associated with lower perceived autonomy (β = -.09, <i>p</i> <.001). General self-efficacy moderated this association (β =.08, <i>p</i> =.02). <br><br>FINDINGS emphasized the association between falls and perceived autonomy as well as the moderating role of self-efficacy. Future longitudinal studies are required to gain insights into the temporal relationship between these variables.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1664-0640",
doi="10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00447",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00447"
}