How does self-efficacy affect interest? The interest-and-interests model assumes that factors that induce interest—novelty, complexity, conflict, and uncertainty—do so non-linearly. Selfefficacy should thus affect interest quadratically, because it reflects uncertainty about an activity s outcome. When self-efficacy is low, interest is low because the activity s outcome is certain. When self-ef...

The Web is an important health information dissemination channel. Potential benefits cannot materialize unless online health information services are accepted and used by consumers. This study develops a research model by integrating the health belief model (HBM) and extended valence framework to explain user acceptance (behavioral intentions). We collected data from a sample of 703 university ...

We examined how achievement (learning and performance) goals and academic selfefficacy predicted three achievement-related outcomes in a college sample. Self-efficacy tended to moderate the effects of (learning and performance) goals on number of courses taken for a letter grade as well as achievement in letter graded and pass/fail courses. Thus, learning goals better predicted choosing letter ...

Parenting children stands as one of the most influential activities one can attempt (Ardelt and Eccles, 2001). Raising a child to adulthood and equipping that child with the necessary skills to enter successfully into society requires dedication as well as knowledge (Spoth & Conroy, 1993). To further understand the factors that shape mothers’ parenting behavior, self-efficacy in parenting knowl...

This study applies social cognitive theory to the study of voter turnout, examining the effects of self-efficacy on citizens’ decisions of whether or not to vote. Consistent with recent arguments in cognitive psychology (Fenton-O’Creevy, Nicholson, Soane, & Willman, 2003, 2005), I argue that excessive perceptions of selfefficacy lead some citizens to overestimate their vote’s impact in close el...

Many argue that games can positively impact learning by providing an intrinsically motivating and engaging learning environment for students in ways that traditional school cannot. Recent research demonstrates that games have the potential to impact student learning in STEM content areas and that collaborative gameplay may be of particular importance for learning gains. This study investigated ...

The purpose of this study was to examine the roles self-efficacy, specifically technology self-efficacy and distance education self-efficacy, and self-regulation play in students’ learning via distance education. Participants were undergraduate and graduated students enrolled in business distance education courses at a university in northeastern USA. Prior to the completion of the semester, stu...

OF DISSERTATION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTAL SELF-EFFICACY AND POSTTRAUMATIC GROWTH IN MOTHERS OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME The purpose of this dissertation is to explore the relationships between maternal variables (mother status (biological or adoptive), birth order of the child with Down syndrome, timing of diagnosis (in utero or at birth), mother’s age at time of birth or adoption, time ...

This study investigated the effectiveness of Practice in Mind or PIM training program on self-efficacy of the golfers when putting from the 6-feet distance. Recent research has suggested that golfers perceived putting from six feet more difficult than i.e., 3, 12 and 24 feet. Sixty-three male golfers with 1 to 3 year golf experiences participated in this study. Participants in PIM group and tra...

Previous research on the role of choice set size in decision making has focused on decision outcomes and satisfaction. In contrast, little is known about interindividual differences in preferences for larger versus smaller choice sets, let alone the causes of such differences. Drawing on self-efficacy theory, two studies examined the role of decision-making self-efficacy in preferences for choi...