...groups. Bandura (1986) has also formulated a concept of group-based agency. Collective efficacy is a group's shared belief in its conjoint capabilities...organize and execute the courses of action required to reproduce given levels of attainments. Similarly, CROSS-CULTURAL DIFFERENCES IN PERSPECTIVES ON THE...

...endorsed by the theory is that of self-efficacy. Bandura (1997) defines self-efficacy as "beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments" (p. 3). Research has demonstrated that people who hold strong beliefs about their self-efficacy...

...SELF-EFFICACY THROUGH CLINICAL SCENARIOS Bandura (1997) defined perceived self-efficacy as "beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments" (p. 3). Self-efficacy influences one's level of motivation and the amount of persistence...

...information processor. According to Bandura (1997), self-efficacy may be defined as the "belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments" (p. 3). Thus, we postulate that positive mood will lead to enhanced confidence in one's...

...psychologists and political scientists call self-efficacy. Self-efficacy is defined as "a belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments" (Bandura, 1997, p. 3). Self-efficacy has been called the "key factor of human agency,"...

...mastery, perceived competence, and hope. Self-efficacy Bandura defined self-efficacy as 'beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments' (1993: 3). He describes three dimensions of self-efficacy expectancies: magnitude, or...

...to reflect positive health outcomes. Bandura (1997, p. 3) defines self-efficacy as "beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments." Unlike a sense of control and a sense of coherence, self-efficacy does not refer to a...

...validity. One intriguing chain of reasoning stems from research on 'self-efficacy', the 'beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments'.41 Such perceptions can impact on the actions we choose and the intensity of effort we...

...also begin to develop a sense of self-efficacy, which Bandura (1997, p. 3) defined as belief in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments. Implications for Health Care Providers One of your major concerns in working with adolescents...

...their lives by their beliefs of personal efficacy. Perceived self-efficacy refers to beliefs in one's capabilities to organize and execute the courses of action required to produce given attainments. (Bandura 1997, 2-3) While acknowledging, in passing, the strength of meaning implied in...