Self-Efficacy and Adjustment

Self-efficacy in intercollegiate athletics.

“…Second, Maddux and Lewis (1995) claimed that the various causes of selfefficacy beliefs may either be from the past (distal) or present (proximal), and the level of self-efficacy for a specific task in a specific situation is typically the result of a combination of this distal and proximal information. For example, an athlete's efficacy in a specific sport context, e.g., a runner's event in one track meet, can be determined by distal sources (e.g., past performance) and also by proximal sources (e.g., current physiological and affective states).…”

“…For example, an athlete's efficacy in a specific sport context, e.g., a runner's event in one track meet, can be determined by distal sources (e.g., past performance) and also by proximal sources (e.g., current physiological and affective states). According to Maddux and Lewis (1995), proximal sources have a more powerful and immediate impact on current efficacy beliefs than distal sources. Bandura's self-efficacy theory is quite complex and somewhat broad in terms of its application to various contexts.…”

Assessing Self efficacy sources and its relation to Master Athlete’s achievement in Kobudo Martial Arts Sport

“…Physical and mental preparation involves feeling physically and mentally prepared with an optimal focus for performance. Both Bandura (1997) and Maddux (1995) indicate that these sources differ in their relative ability to influence self-efficacy. Mastery experiences are considered as the stronger sources of self-efficacy.…”

Explorations of Self-Efficacy: Personal Narratives as Qualitative Data in the Analysis of Smoking Cessation Efforts

“…By assessing self-efficacy, intervention counsellors are able to target specific competency-related perceptions, thus allowing them to predict areas of potential difficulty, and to tailor interventions to meet patients' individual needs (Maddux and Lewis, 1995). Evaluating specific self-efficacy expectancies regarding particular behaviours and goals is often more effective than only examining a person's general sense of competency, and can assist intervention counsellors in determining which beliefs and behaviours require modification in specific situations to help the patient experience success and increase situation-specific self-efficacy (Maddux and Lewis, 1995).…”

“…Evaluating specific self-efficacy expectancies regarding particular behaviours and goals is often more effective than only examining a person's general sense of competency, and can assist intervention counsellors in determining which beliefs and behaviours require modification in specific situations to help the patient experience success and increase situation-specific self-efficacy (Maddux and Lewis, 1995).…”