Showing papers by "Albert Bandura published in 1998"
TL;DR: Examination of health promotion and disease prevention from the perspective of social cognitive theory finds the areas of overlap with some of the most widely applied psychosocial models of health are identified.
Abstract: This article examines health promotion and disease prevention from the perspective of social cognitive theory. The areas of overlap with some of the most widely applied psychosocial models of health are identified. The models of health promotion and disease prevention have undergone several generational changes. We have shifted from trying to scare people into health, to rewarding them into health, to equipping them with self-regulatory skills to manage their health habits, to shoring up their habit changes with dependable social supports. These transformations have evolved a multifaceted approach that addresses the reciprocal interplay between self-regulatory and environmental determinants of health behavior. Social cognitive theory addresses the socio structural determinants of health as well as the personal determinants. A comprehensive approach to health promotion requires changing the practices of social systems that have widespread detrimental effects on health rather than solely changing t...
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01 Jan 1998
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors tested the hypothesis that perceived selfefficacy to resist peer pressure for high-risk activities is related to transgressive con- duct, both directly and through the mediation of open familial communi- cation.
Abstract: The present study tested the hypothesis that perceived self-efficacy to resist peer pressure for high-risk activities is related to transgressive con- duct, both directly and through the mediation of open familial communi- cation. Adolescents rated their self-regulatory efficacy, openness of com- munication with parents, and their involvement in delinquent conduct and substance abuse. Results of structural equation modeling confirmed that a high sense of efficacy to ward off negative peer influences was accompanied by open communication with parents about activities out-
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TL;DR: In this article, the exploration of Fortuitous Determinants of Life Paths is discussed, and the authors propose an exploration of life path determinants of life paths in the literature.
Abstract: (1998). Exploration of Fortuitous Determinants of Life Paths. Psychological Inquiry: Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 95-99.
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01 Jan 1998
TL;DR: In this paper, an agentic theoretical approach to human understanding and betterment is presented, and some of the applications of this theory at both individual and macro-social levels are discussed.
Abstract: Publisher Summary This chapter reviews an agentic theoretical approach to human understanding and betterment. It also discusses some of the applications of this theory at both individual and macrosocial levels. The theoretical changes in the field of psychology at large are mirrored in how human dysfunctions and their treatment are conceptualized within the clinical enterprise. In these transformations, the theorists and their followers think, argue, and act agentically, but their theories about how other people function grant others little, if any, agentic capabilities. The value of a psychological theory is judged by three criteria. It must have explanatory power, it must have predictive power, and, in the final analysis, it must demonstrate operative power to improve the human condition. A well founded theory provides solutions to human problems. People are agents of experiences rather than simply undergoers of experiences. The sensory, motor, and cerebral systems are tools that people use to accomplish the tasks and goals that give meaning, direction, and satisfaction to their lives. Chronic disease has become the dominant form of illness and the major cause of disability. The treatment of chronic disease is focused on self-management of physical conditions over time.
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