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The relationship of personal efficacy beliefs to behaviour
Author(s) -
Saltzer Eleanor B.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
british journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.855
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 2044-8309
pISSN - 0144-6665
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8309.1982.tb00542.x
Subject(s) - attribution , psychology , self efficacy , learned helplessness , social psychology , locus of control , construct (python library) , outcome (game theory) , theory of planned behavior , cognition , social cognitive theory , personal construct theory , conceptual framework , control (management) , epistemology , mathematics , mathematical economics , management , neuroscience , computer science , economics , programming language , philosophy
Personal efficacy beliefs are proposed to consist of several interrelated cognitive variables which all influence actual behaviour. A conceptual map is presented in order to clarify the relationship of perceived personal efficacy to behaviour. The main components of the conceptual map are self‐efficacy expectations, behavioural efficacy expectations, outcome values, behavioural intentions, and outcome attributions. Self‐efficacy theory, the construct of locus of control, learned helplessness theory, behavioural intention theory, and attribution theory are described within the framework of the conceptual map in order to distinguish the roles of these theories in perceived personal efficacy. Research findings which integrate components of the model are discussed.