Social cognitive theory is a theory of human behavior that emphasizes learning from the
social environment. This chapter focuses on Bandura's social cognitive theory, which …

This article discusses motivation from the perspective of Bandura's social cognitive theory.
Motivation refers to processes that instigate and sustain goal-directed activities. Motivational …

Although there are different social cognitive perspectives, this chapter focuses on Bandura's
(1977b, 1986, 1997, 2001) social cognitive theory of psychological functioning. Bandura's …

▪ Abstract The capacity to exercise control over the nature and quality of one's life is the
essence of humanness. Human agency is characterized by a number of core features that …

The purpose of this article is to show how social cognitive theory (SCT) and its main
construct of self-efficacy can contribute to the better understanding and practice of work …

A comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the
psychological sciences The final book by psychology's most eminent modern figure, Dr …

Social cognitive theory adopts an agentic perspective in which individuals are producers of
experiences and shapers of events. Among the mechanisms of human agency, none is …

T his chapter addresses the field of positive psychology from the agentic perspective of
social cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986; 2006b). To be an agent is to influence intentionally …

Social cognitive theory (SCT; Bandura 1986) has become a fundamental resource in
clinical, educational, social, developmental, health, and personality psychology. It has been …

Soaring population growth tops the list of global problems. Increasing population growth
fuels civil strife. Around 80 per cent of the violent conflicts are in countries with large youth …