Promoting Self-efficacy as one of the Basic Salutoprotective Resources in Dealing with Challenging Life Situations with a Focus on the Covid Pandemic-19
Abstract
The theoretical basis of the contribution is a literature search focused on the use of various salutoprotective resources in dealing with challenging life events, not only concerning the current situation but also within a historical context, and the author's experience of providing psychological intervention during the Covid-19 pandemic. The awareness of an individual's own self-efficacy can be considered as a crucial salutoprotective resource in coping with challenging life situations, while an essential factor influencing the quality of self-efficacy is the manner of family and school education and the degree of attention paid to its development in these environments.The thrust of the contribution is to suggest ways to develop self-efficacy awareness asa fundamental salutoprotective source of wellbeing in the time of the pandemic, both in family and school education.