Showing papers by "Albert Bandura published in 2012"
TL;DR: In this article, the functional properties of perceived self-efficacy in the context of a set of studies contending that belief in one's capabilities has debilitating or null effects are addressed.
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12 Oct 2012TL;DR: In this article, the authors address the applications of social cognitive theory to some of the most urgent global problems and present a set of macro-social applications rooted in the agentic perspective of Social Cognitive Theory.
Abstract: The present chapter addresses the applications of social cognitive theory to
some of the most urgent global problems. These macrosocial applications
are rooted in the agentic perspective of social cognitive theory (Bandura,
1986, 2001a). To be an agent, is to influence intentionally one’s own functioning and life circumstances. In this view, people are producers of their life circumstances, not just products of them. Social cognitive theory rejects the duality of personal agency and social structure. People create social systems
and their lives are, in turn, influenced by them. Human self-development, adaptation, and change thus involve a dynamic interplay between personal and
social structural influences within the larger societal context.
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