The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation
Contenu
Titre
The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation
Psychological Reports
Créateur
Mark Sherer
James E. Maddux
Blaise Mercandante
Steven Prentice-Dunn
Beth Jacobs
Ronald W. Rogers
Sujet
Measurement Techniques
Self Efficacy
Résumé
Self-efficacy theory asserts that personal mastery expectations are the primary determinants of behavioral change. Further, it is suggested that individual differences in past experiences and attribution of success to skill or chance result in different levels of generalized self-efficacy expectations. To measure these generalized expectancies, a Self-efficacy Scale was developed. A factor analysis yielded two subscales: a General Self-efficacy subscale (17 items) and a Social Self-efficacy subscale (6 items). Confirmation of several predicted conceptual relationships between the Self-efficacy subscales and other personality measures (i.e., Locus of Control, Personal Control, Social Desirability, Ego Strength, Interpersonal Competence, and Self-esteem) provided evidence of construct validity. Positive relationships between the Self-efficacy Scale and vocational, educational, and military success established criterion validity. Future research and clinical uses of the scale were discussed.
volume
51
numéro
2
pages
663-671
Date
October 1, 1982
Titre abrégé
Psychol Rep
The Self-Efficacy Scale
Langue
en
doi
10.2466/pr0.1982.51.2.663
issn
0033-2941