APA 3122 Lecture 12: self-efficacy theory
4 Apr 2017
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Self-efficacy: sense of confidence in your ability to perform a behavior. (variation of self- confident=more general. ) More people believe in their ability to do something, more likely they are to initiate and persist in an activity. The less people believe in their ability, less likely they are to expend effort=greater tendency to abandon carrying out the target behavior. Important for adoption of pa behavior, changing unhealthy habits, and maintaining changes: cognitive appraisal: people may not act when they perceive that they don"t possess the appropriate skills to achieve their desired outcomes. Perceived competence in performing behavior may be more important than actual competence, people"s behavior is better predicted through perceived abilities than their actual capabilities: high self-efficacy=positive cognitive appraisals. If we can get people to have greater sense of energy, feeling of less effort being expended, positive emotions, and more revitalization, people would be more likely to stay engaged in pa.
