Self-efficacy, or perceived capabilities for learning or performing actions at designated levels, is grounded in Bandura's social cognitive theory that postulates reciprocal interactions among personal, behavioral, and social and environmental factors. Self-efficacy has been shown to influence various ...
Self-efficacy refers to perceived capabilities for learning or performing behaviors at designated levels. Self-efficacy can influence choice of activities, effort, persistence, and achievement. People acquire information about their self-efficacy for a given activity from their actual performances, vicarious...
An exploration of patients' perceived control, self efficacy and involvement in self care during chemotherapy for colorectal cancer This thesis describes a three year study which explored perceptions and experiences of being involved in self care and perceptions of control and self-effi... L Kidd -...
Hypothesis 2b: After completing the module, learners will perceive higher levels of self-efficacy in exploring spiritual aspects. Hypothesis 3: After completing the module, learners will attain higher performance scores in exploring spiritual aspects during a simulated encounter. In addition, we aimed ...
The aim was to test aspects of reliability and validity of a Swedish version of the Self-Efficacy for Exercise Scale (SEE-SV) for older people. Floor and ceiling effects, item-total correlation, internal consistency, test--retest reliability, content and construct validity were tested on 39 old...
The purpose of this study was to determine the most satisfying and frustrating aspects of ICT (Information and Communications Technologies) teaching in Turkish schools. Another aim was to compare these aspects based-on ICT teachers' self- efficacy. Participants were 119 ICT teachers from different ge...
avary in their specificity.Bandura’s model focuses on selfefficacy beliefs,a specific determinant of appraisal that influences coping and emotions;the Leventhal model concentrates on illness and threats to health;and the Lazarus[translate] aas a group,enrich our understanding of the stress process.[...
Researchers [P. Neafsey et al., (2001)] have investigated the role of information appliances in the education of older adults and have shown that these appliances can change the knowledge and self-efficacy behavior of this demographic. We modify the approach by designing an information appliance...
1999). They inspected — sniffed and touched — the anogenital region of these females and masturbated frequently in their presence. Almost no mounting behavior was performed, suggesting that visible sexual traits stimulate self-directed sexual behavior in males (Wallner, pers. obs.). A study on ...
The final scale consists of 12 items. Factor analysis concluded to two dimensions: perceptions of social stigma and self-efficacy. Both factors were found to be reliable (high internal consistency and stability coefficients). Significant correlations were present with psychopathology, functioning and ...