Self-Efficacy and Perceived Social Support among Asha Workers

Abstract

The study intends to explore the relationship of self-efficacy and perceived social support among Asha workers. Through online survey two questionnaires were distributed to 60 Asha workers aged between 30 and 50 years (N=60 female) of various village of Ernakulam district. A quantitative strategy was used, as well as a cross-sectional descriptive research design and a purposive sample technique. Questionnaires of Multidimensional scale of perceived social support (Zimet et al., 1988) was used to assess perceived social support among Asha workers and General self-efficacy scale (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 2010) was used to determine self-efficacy among Asha workers. To arrive at the results, Pearson Correlation and Independent Sample t-test were used. According to Pearson Correlation the results indicated a significant positive relation between self-efficacy and perceived social support and Asha-workers. Independent sample t-test was computed and result indicated Asha-workers with less than five-year work experience is found to be higher in self-efficacy and perceived social support.