General self‐efficacy in various domains of human functioning: Evidence from five countries
@article{Luszczynska2005GeneralSI, title={General self‐efficacy in various domains of human functioning: Evidence from five countries}, author={Aleksandra Luszczynska and Benicio Guti{\'e}rrez-Do{\~n}a and Ralf Schwarzer}, journal={International Journal of Psychology}, year={2005}, volume={40}, pages={80-89} }
Based on social-cognitive theory (Bandura, 1997), this paper examined whether perceived self-efficacy is a universal psychological construct that accounts for variance within various domains of human functioning. Perceived self-efficacy is not only of a task-specific nature, but it can also be identified at a more general level of functioning. General self-efficacy (GSE) is the belief in one’s competence to tackle novel tasks and to cope with adversity in a broad range of stressful or…
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