Self-efficacy in daily functioning
(independent variables)
Actual performance in daily tasks
(mediator)
Positive affect
(dependent variable)
Relationship between actual performance in daily task and  positive affect when self-efficacy in daily functioning is added to the equation Positive affect with actual performance in daily tasks as the mediator Sobel test % of variance accounted for by indirect effect
Self-efficacy in daily living
Daily Living Self-Efficacy
Scale (DLSES)
Self-efficacy in psychosocial functioning
Psychosocial subscale of
the DLSES
β = .763
(p = .000)


β
= .728
(p = .000)
β = .498
(p = .000)


β = .449
(p = .000)
β = .114
(p = .458)


β
=.215
(p = .152)

β = .411
(p = .009)  

β
= .293
(p = .052)
z = .740
(p = .230)


z = 1.418
(p = .078)
17%



35%
Self-efficacy in activities of daily living
Activities of Daily Living
Subscale of the DLSES

β
= .714
(p = .000)

β
= .505
(p = .000)

β
= .137
(p = .338)

β = .407
(p = .005)

z
= .960
(p = .169)

19%
Table 7: Results of Regression Analyses Testing for the Effect of the Mediator ‘Actual Performance in Daily Tasks’ on the Relationship between Self-Efficacy in Daily Functioning and Positive Affect.