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Self‐Efficacy With Application to Nursing Education: A Concept Analysis
Author(s) -
Robb Meigan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6198.2012.00267.x
Subject(s) - persuasion , self efficacy , psychology , cognition , nurse education , nursing literature , social psychology , nursing , medicine , alternative medicine , neuroscience , pathology
TOPIC. Concept analysis and self‐efficacy. PURPOSE. This article analyzes the concept self‐efficacy and its relationship to nursing education using Walker and Avant's methodology. SOURCES. Published literature. CONCLUSION. Nursing literature suggests increasing students' perceived self‐efficacy will help to narrow the theory–practice gap. Self‐efficacy is a cognitive variable that affects performance behaviors and affective processes. Perceived self‐efficacy can be influenced by a direct experience, vicarious experience, or verbal persuasion. Individuals with high levels of self‐efficacy demonstrate the defining attributes of confidence, perceived capability, and perseverance.