publication . Article . Other literature type . 1982

Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.

Name: Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency.
Creator: Albert Bandura
Keywords: General Psychology, General Medicine

Albert Bandura;

Open Access

Published: 01 Jan 1982 Journal: American Psychologist, volume 37, pages 122-147 (issn: 0003-066X,

Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)

Summary

Abstract

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 phenomena as changes in coping behavior produced by different modes of influence, level of physiological stress reactions, self-regulation of refractory behavior, resignatio...

doi: 10.1037/0003-066x.37.2.122 , 10.1037//0003-066x.37.2.122

Subjects

free text keywords: General Psychology, General Medicine, Despondency, Social change, Self-concept, Self-efficacy, Explanatory power, Centrality, Psychology, Instrumental and intrinsic value, Social psychology, Agency (philosophy)

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