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Ralf Schwarzer
Researcher at Free University of Berlin
Publications - 398
Citations - 39326
Ralf Schwarzer is an academic researcher from Free University of Berlin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Behavior change & Health action process approach. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 390 publications receiving 35303 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralf Schwarzer include The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Australian Catholic University.
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Modeling Health Behavior Change: How to Predict and Modify the Adoption and Maintenance of Health Behaviors
TL;DR: The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) as mentioned in this paper suggests a distinction between preintentional motivation processes that lead to a behavioral intention, and postintentional volition processes that leads to the actual health behavior.
Modelando el cambio en el comportamiento de salud: Cómo predecir y modificar la adopción y el mantenimiento de comportamientos de salud
TL;DR: Health-compromising behaviors such as physical inactivity and poor dietary habits are difficult to change as mentioned in this paper, and most social-cognitive theories as well as behavioral change theories are ineffective.
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Self-Efficacy : Thought Control Of Action
TL;DR: In this article, self-efficacy and human functioning exercise of personal agency through the selfefficacy mechanism two dimensions of perceived self efficacy - cognitive control and behavioural coping ability are discussed.
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The general self-efficacy scale: multicultural validation studies.
TL;DR: Across countries and samples, there is consistent evidence for associations between perceived self-efficacy and the variables under study confirming the validity of the psychometric scale.
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Is General Self-Efficacy a Universal Construct?1
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the psychometric properties of the General Self-Efficacy scale and found that it is configurally equivalent across cultures, that is, whether it corresponds to only one dimension.