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Self-efficacy: The exercise of control. Bandura, Albert[Book; Authored Book]New

York, NY, US: W H Freeman/Times Books/ Henry Holt & Co. (1997). ix 604 pp.
"Self Efficacy" is the result of over 20 yrs of research by the psychologist, Al
bert Bandura, and the ever-widening circle of related research that has emerged
from Bandura's original work. Intended for advanced undergraduate or graduate c
ourses, or for professional use, the book is based on Bandura's theory that thos
e with high self-efficacy expectanciesthe belief that one can achieve what one sets
out to doare healthier, more effective, and generally more successful than those w
ith low self-efficacy expectancies. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all
rights reserved)
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