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Self-Efficacy/Perceived Competence

By: Selena Tramayne, Xiaoyan Fan & Steven D. Brown
In: Encyclopedia of Counseling
Edited by: Frederick T. L. Leong
Subject:General Counseling & Psychotherapy, Counseling Psychology
Keywords:clients; coping; counselors; depression; efficacy; self-efficacy; the self

First developed in 1977, self-efficacy is an important component of Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory. Self-efficacy refers to people's judgments of their ability to perform necessary behaviors to produce desired outcomes in specific situations. These judgments are ...

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  Tramayne, S., Fan, X., & Brown, S. (2008). Self-efficacy/perceived competence. In F. T. Leong (Ed.), Encyclopedia of counseling (Vol. 1, pp. 853-858). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n272
  
  Tramayne, Selena, Xiaoyan Fan, and Steven D. Brown. "Self-Efficacy/Perceived Competence." In Encyclopedia of Counseling, edited by Leong, Frederick T. L., 853-58. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n272.
  
  Tramayne, S., Fan, X. and Brown, S. 2008. Self-Efficacy/Perceived Competence. In: Frederick T. Leong Editor, 2008. Encyclopedia of Counseling, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 853-858 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n272> [Accessed 6 May 2021].
  
  Tramayne, Selena, et al. "Self-Efficacy/Perceived Competence." Encyclopedia of Counseling. Edited by Frederick T. Leong. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 853-58. SAGE Knowledge. 6 May 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412963978.n272.
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