Abstract

This program of research is designed to clarify the prominent roles played by vicarious, self-referent, and self-regulatory processes in psychological functioning. One line of research will investigate the causal contribution of perceived self-efficacy to changes in coping behavior and fear arousal by inducing differential levels of self-efficacy. Another project will test the hypothesis that self-motivation through proximal goal-setting serves as an effective mechanism for cultivating competencies, building perceived self-efficacy, and instilling intrinsic interest in activities. This research will be conducted with children who lack skills and interest in mathematics. A third line of research will apply the self-efficacy theory to the field of behavioral medicine by examining the role of perceived physical efficacy in the recovery process from a heart attack.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
2R01MH005162-23
Application #
3374557
Study Section
Cognition, Emotion, and Personality Research Review Committee (CEP)
Project Start
1974-10-01
Project End
1987-11-30
Budget Start
1984-12-01
Budget End
1985-11-30
Support Year
23
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Stanford University
Department
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
800771545
City
Stanford
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94305

  Publications

Bussey, K; Bandura, A (1992) Self-regulatory mechanisms governing gender development. Child Dev 63:1236-50
Wiedenfeld, S A; O'Leary, A; Bandura, A et al. (1990) Impact of perceived self-efficacy in coping with stressors on components of the immune system. J Pers Soc Psychol 59:1082-94
Ozer, E M; Bandura, A (1990) Mechanisms governing empowerment effects: a self-efficacy analysis. J Pers Soc Psychol 58:472-86
Saiers, J A; Richardson, R; Campbell, B A (1990) Disruption and recovery of the orienting response following shock or context change in preweanling rats. Psychophysiology 27:45-56
Bandura, A (1989) Human agency in social cognitive theory. Am Psychol 44:1175-84
Bandura, A; Wood, R (1989) Effect of perceived controllability and performance standards on self-regulation of complex decision making. J Pers Soc Psychol 56:805-14
Wood, R; Bandura, A (1989) Impact of conceptions of ability on self-regulatory mechanisms and complex decision making. J Pers Soc Psychol 56:407-15
Richardson, R; Siegel, M A; Campbell, B A (1988) Unfamiliar environments impair information processing as measured by behavioral and cardiac orienting responses to auditory stimuli in preweanling and adult rats. Dev Psychobiol 21:491-503
Richardson, R; Siegel, M A; Campbell, B A (1988) Effect of maternal presence on the fear response to an unfamiliar environment as measured by heart rate in rats as a function of age. Dev Psychobiol 21:613-33
O'Leary, A; Shoor, S; Lorig, K et al. (1988) A cognitive-behavioral treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Health Psychol 7:527-44

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