自我效能感是Bandura社会认知理论中的核心概念。自我效能感与结果期望不同,后者是指个体对自己行动后果的知觉,而自我效能感指的是人们对自己行动的控制或主导。
一个相信自己能处理好各种事情的人,在生活中会更积极、更主动。这种“能做”的认知反映了一种对环境的控制感,因此自我效能感反映了一种个体能采取适当的行动面对环境挑战的信念。自我效能感以自信的观点看待个体处理生活中各种压力的能力。
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