Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.
@article{Bandura1982SelfefficacyMI, title={Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.}, author={A. Bandura}, journal={American Psychologist}, year={1982}, volume={37}, pages={122-147} }
This article addresses the centrality of the self-efficacy mechanism in human agency. Self-per- cepts of efficacy influence thought patterns, actions, and emotional arousal. In causal tests the higher the level of induced self-efficacy, the higher the perfor- mance accomplishments and the lower the emotional arousal. Different lines of research are reviewed, show- ing that the self-efficacy mechanism may have wide explanatory power. Perceived self-efficacy helps to ac- count for such diverse… CONTINUE READING
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