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Encyclopedia of Adolescence

Self-efficacy, like much of the seminal research in psychology, has been developed from an adult-centric perspective and the evidence-based theories then extended to the field of adolescence. Hence, research relating to self-efficacy is considerably more modest in the adolescent than in the adult domain. Nevertheless, the concept has been useful in a general sense and particularly helpful in identifying elements of the construct, such as academic, social, and filial self-efficacy, which are pertinent to the world of the adolescent. This essay briefly reviews that literature as it particularly focuses on the general nature of self-efficacy, its measurement, its various forms, and some of its links and programs that can enhance it.

Bandura and the Construct of Self-efficacy

Albert Bandura, best known for his significant contribution in the field of social cognitive theory, is accredited with identifying, developing, and providing the empirical support for the construct of self-efficacy....

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  1. Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Carlton Victoria 3010, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Frydenberg, E. (2011). Self-efficacy. In: Levesque, R.J.R. (eds) Encyclopedia of Adolescence. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1695-2_163

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