The relationship of resiliency and self-concent with self-efficacy of handicapped females:the mediating role of creativity

This study was aimed to determine the roles of resiliency, self-concept, and creativity (as a mediator) in predicting selfefficacy of handicapped females who were over 15 years old living in the city of Gorgan in 2012. Seventy one females completed the Conner–Davidson Resilience Scale (2003), the Rogers Self-Concept Test (1951), the Abedi Creativity Questionnaire (1992) and the Sherrer General Self-Efficacy Scale (1982). The results indicated that resiliency and self-concept had indirect effects on self-efficacy through fluency and originality dimensions of creativity. However, the indirect effect of resiliency on self-efficacy through flexibility dimension of creativity was not significant. Also, the effect of self-concept on self-efficacy through flexibility dimension of creativity was significant. However, the effect of resiliency and self-concept on self-efficacy through elaboration dimension of creativity was not significant. The findings suggest that the fluency and originality dimensions are mediators of the relationship between resiliency and self-efficacy, and the fluency, originality and flexibility dimensions are mediators of the relationship between self-concept and self-efficacy.