The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between self-efficacy and demographic variables in parents of children with cystic fibrosis

Objective: In genetic diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis, parental self-efficacy is an important variable that increases the child's compliance with treatment. The aim of this study is to determine the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between self-efficacy and demographic variables in parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis. Methods: The participants of the research were 269 children with Cystic Fibrosis and their parents living in Turkey. Parents were reached via WhatsApp communication tools of the Cystic Fibrosis Association (KIFDER). The data of the research were gathered online between Scale for Adults were used as data collection tools. Descriptive statistics and linear regression were utilized to analyze the data, while Hayes' PROCESS was utilized to analyze the mediating role. Results: Demographic variables that predict parents' self-efficacy; It was determined as the number of children, maternal income level, gender and the need for information about Cystic Fibrosis. Parents' mean self-efficacy score was 30.00 +/-.62. Self-perception ((3=.252,SE=.054,95%Cl [0.144-0.360], p<.01) and future perception sub-scales ((3=.147,SE=.043,95%Cl) of the resilience scale [0.061-0.233, p<.01) had an indirect mediating effect on parental self-efficacy. Conclusion: In parents of children with Cystic Fibrosis, parental self-efficacy is negatively affected by the increase in the number of children they have. Another variable in increasing parental self-efficacy is increasing parental psychological resilience.