Self-efficacy has a well-established, beneficial effect on health behavior and health status in young and middle-aged adults, but little is known about these relationships in older populations.
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Self-efficacy has a well-established, beneficial effect on health behavior and health status in young and middle-aged adults, but little is known about these relationships in older populations.
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- Self-Care and Personal Therapy in the Development of Clinical Psychologists’ Self-Efficacy (2026) · doi
Given the impor- tance of self-efficacy as a predictor, future research should investigate factors that influence psychologists’ use of cog- nitive strategies in self-care. Future studies could examine the underlying factor associated with age that makes older psy- chologists perceive themselves as more efficacious.
Keywords: self future given impor tance efficacy predictor investigate factors influence psychologists nitive strategies care examine - Self-Efficacy and Health Behavior Among Older Adults (1993) · doi
Self-efficacy has a well-established, beneficial effect on health behavior and health status in young and middle-aged adults, but little is known about these relationships in older populations.
Keywords: health self efficacy well established beneficial effect behavior status young middle aged adults little known - Career-relevant learning and development, worker age, and beliefs about self-efficacy for development (2001) · doi
This paper explores an important and under-recognized factor that may contribute to this age effect: a decline in self-confidence (or self-efficacy) for career-relevant learning and skill development with age.
Keywords: self explores important recognized factor contribute effect decline confidence efficacy career relevant learning skill development
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