• Theodore Tsaousides, Adam Warshowsky, Teresa A Ashman, Joshua B Cantor, Lisa Spielman, and Wayne A Gordon.
• Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA. theodore.tsaousides@mssm.edu
• Rehabil Psychol. 2009 Aug 1; 54 (3): 299-305.

ObjectivesThis study examines the relative contribution of employment-related and general self-efficacy to perceptions of quality of life (QoL) for individuals with traumatic brain injury.DesignCorrelational.SettingCommunity-based research and training center.Participants427 individuals with self-reported TBI under the age of 65 were included in analysis.Main Outcome MeasureEmployment-related self-efficacy, general self-efficacy, perceived quality of life (PQoL), unmet important needs (UIN).ResultsSignificant correlations were found between income, injury severity, age at injury, and employment and the QoL variables. In addition, employment-related and general self-efficacy correlated positively with both PQoL and UIN. Employment-related and general self-efficacy accounted for 16% of the variance in PQoL and 9.5% of the variance in UIN, over and above other variables traditionally associated with QoL.ConclusionsThese findings highlight the importance of including subjective appraisals of employment, such as perceived self-efficacy at the workplace, in assessing QoL and successful return to work following TBI.(c) 2009 APA

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