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  1. Self-Motivation for Academic Attainment: The Role of Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Personal Goal Setting

    Barry J. Zimmerman, Albert Bandura, Manuel Martinez-Pons · 1992 · American Educational Research Journal · 1,391 citations

    The causal role of students’ self-efficacy beliefs and academic goals in self-motivated academic attainment was studied using path analysis procedures. Parental goal setting and students’ self-efficacy and personal goals at the beginning of the semester served as predictors of students’ final course grades in social studies. In addition, their grades in a prior course in social studies were included in the analyses. A path model of four self-motivation variables and prior grades predicted students ‘final grades in social studies, R = .56. Students’ beliefs in their efficacy for self-regulated learning affected their perceived self-efficacy for academic achievement, which in turn influenced t

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  6. Self-efficacy mechanism in human agency

    Albert Bandura · 2024 · Psihologìâ ì suspìlʹstvo · 11 citations

    The article announces a theoretically complete and methodically substantiated author’s concept of personal self-efficacy, which justifies this integral psychosocial f u n c t i o n a l as one of the basic cognitive mechanisms of human developmental presence in the world. Essentially, it is said about the three-factorially formed (personality, environment, behavior) conscious ability and self-valued ability of a person to carry out behavior in accordance with a complex task or newly appeared problem situation and eventually successfully cope with life problems. The first two subsections, outlining the functional possibilities and various effects of self-perception of one’s efficacy (intensif

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  7. Perceived self-efficacy in the exercise of personal agency

    Albert Bandura · 1990 · Revista Española de Pedagogía · 5 citations

    En este artículo, el autor afirma que las creencias de autoeficacia percibida son un factor causal en el desencadenamiento de la conducta humana; al igual que un predictor del rendimiento. Por ello, las autoprecepciones positivas de eficacia van acompañadas de óptimos rendimientos. La opinión sobre la propia eficacia es uno de los más importantes mecanismos de la conducta e influye en cómo pensamos, sentimos y actuamos. Son las creencias del sujeto sobre sus capacidades las causa de la conducta psicosocial a través de procesos cognitivos, motivacionales, afectivos y de selección de vida profesional y de los ambientes en los que van a actuar.El autor afirma que los juicios de eficacia person

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  10. Effects of Bandura-Based Self Efficacy Training on Nurses Performance and Job Satisfaction: A Quasi-Experimental Study

    Sri Suharningsih, Blacius Dedi, Kristiana Susilowati · 2026 · An Idea Health Journal

    Background: High clinical workloads in referral hospital settings escalate physical and psychological demands, rendering nursing professionals vulnerable to operational stress and career burnout, which collectively undermine care quality. Self-efficacy is a pivotal internal cognitive resource for managing professional stability, clinical decision-making, and job satisfaction. This study evaluated the effects of a structured self-efficacy training program grounded in Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory on the clinical performance and job satisfaction of staff nurses. Methods: quantitative, quasi-experimental study using a nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was conducted

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  12. Turizm ve Rekreasyonda Bandura nın Öz-yeterlilik Teorisinin Bibliyometrik Analizi (Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Albert Bandura s Theory of Self-Efficacy)

    Aziz Bükey, Bilgehan Gülcan · 2022 · Journal of Tourism and Gastronomy Studies

    Albert Bandura’nın öz-yeterlilik teorisi, ağırlıklı olarak tıp ve psikoloji alanında faydalanılan, bunula birlikte rekreasyon alanındaki olguların açıklanmasında da sıkça başvurulan açıklama gücü yüksek bir teoridir. Çalışmanın amacı, Bandura’nın özyeterlilik teorisinden yararlanan çalışmaların bibliyometrik analizini yaparak, rekreasyon alanındaki akademik çalışmalarda bu teorinin kullanım ağırlığını ortaya koymak ve gelecek çalışmalar için yönlendirici katkılar yapmaktır. Araştırmada tarama sürecinde “özyeterlilik”, “Albert Bandura” kelimeleri başlıkta, “rekreasyon ve öz-yeterlilik” ile “turizm ve öz-yeterlilik” kelimeleri ise anahtar kelimeler olarak taranmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini

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