Exploring pathways to recovery and psychological well-being: examining the role of empathic and social self-efficacy, social support and social isolation.

IF 2.6 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Frontiers in Psychology Pub Date : 2025-03-17 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1552827

Maribel G Dominguez, Louis D Brown

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Abstract

Background: This study examines pathways that promote psychological well-being (PWB) and recovery among mental health peer workers. Social support and social isolation are well-established predictors of PWB and recovery. One promising pathway extending from this foundation is that by building empathic and social self-efficacy, individuals can build stronger relationships, which improves social support and reduces social isolation, thereby contributing to recovery and PWB.

Methods: To test this hypothesis, we collected survey data from 268 peer workers on these constructs. We performed a continuous variable mediation analysis to predict recovery and PWB. We examined the direct and indirect effects of empathic and social self-efficacy (ESSE), with social support and social isolation as mediators in pathways toward recovery and PWB.

Results: The direct effect of the ESSE on recovery (B = 0.30 [0.19, 0.42], p < 0.001) and PWB (B = 0.26 [0.15, 0.37], p < 0.001) was larger than the mediation effects that existed for social support when predicting PWB (B = 0.12 [0.06, 0.20], p < 0.001) and recovery (B = 0.11 [0.05, 0.19], p < 0.001). Similarly, the direct effect of social support when predicting ESSE on recovery (B = 0.36 [0.25, 0.48], p < 0.001) and PWB (B = 0.32 [0.20, 0.43], p < 0.001) was larger than its indirect effect through social isolation for both recovery (B = 0.17 [0.11, 0.24], p < 0.001) and PWB (B = 0.17 [0.12, 0.24], p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Our findings highlight the importance of ESSE in predicting recovery and PWB beyond what can be accounted for by social support and social isolation.

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Frontiers in Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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5.30

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13.20%

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7396

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14 weeks

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