Self-efficacy: toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.
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...Ease of use influences use behaviors through the theoretical mechanism of self efficacy (Bandura 1977)....
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...Ceteris paribus, easier to perform behaviors heighten self-efficacy (Bandura 1977) and personal control, thereby yielding greater use....
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...However, it remains possible that these largely behavioral strategies work through underlying cognitive mechanisms to produce their enduring effects (Bandura 1977)....
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...In seeking a motivational explanation of exploratory and manipulative behavior, White (1959) postulated an "effectance motive," which is conceptualized as an intrinsic drive for transactions with the environment ....
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