Relationship between Self-Efficacy and the Levels of Worry among the Adults

The main aim of this study is to understand the trait of worry and apprehension in adults, and the level of self-efficacy that the individual has at that stage. This study also examines the relation of worry to problematic phone usage in adults. Several studies have demonstrated that overuse of modern-day technologies may have a negative impact on physical health, which includes inducing headache, concentration difficulties, pain, fatigue, reduction in the amount of physical activity, and indirect injuries which include accidents affecting pedestrians or drivers. This Research study hold the analysis of relationship between worry and self-efficacy, and to understand in what way are they correlated. It also understands the harmful use of mobile phones, and how it is related to worry. Self-efficacy, a construct grounded in social cognitive theory, can be normally defined as personal beliefs in one’s abilities. Self-efficacy beliefs determine how people feel, think, motivate themselves and behave. Such ideals produce these various effects through 4 primary processes. They consist of cognitive, motivational, affective and selection processes. They were given three questionnaires- Penn State Worry Questionnaire (Meyer et al., 1990), General Self-efficacy Scale (Ralf Schwarzer and Matthias Jerusalem, 1979), Mobile Phone Problem Use Scale (Bianchi and Phillips, 2005). Proper instructions were provided to the participants. They were also assured confidentiality of their information and responses would be maintained. The data was collected in an online mode, and the responses were recorded using a Google form. The expectation from this research is, ‘There is a negative correlation between self-efficacy and worry among adults’; and ‘There is a positive correlation between smart phone usage and worry’.