BACKGROUND In June 2012, Canada implemented new pictorial warnings on cigarette packages, along with package inserts with messages to promote response efficacy (i.e., perceived quitting benefits) and self-efficacy (i.e., confidence to quit). This study assessed smokers' attention toward warnings and inserts and its relationship with efficacy beliefs, risk perceptions and cessation at follow-up....

the concept of teacher efficacy has received significant attention in educational contexts in the recent years and has been empirically probed at 2 levels: individual teacher efficacy and collective teacher efficacy. having their origins in the social cognitive theory, teacher and collective efficacy perceptions are quite distinct constructs, each affecting educational decisions and student ach...

objective: the present study aimed to review the relationships between procrastination and two self-factors self-efficacy and self-esteem. methods: participants were 140 undergraduates psychology students enrolled in mohagheg ardabili university, ardabil, iran. instruments used for collecting the required data were the student-version of the general procrastination scale (gp-s), general self-ef...

Reading academic materials is necessary for acquiring knowledge and new insights to perform well in all demands. Nevertheless, many students were still struggling understanding texts due their high level of complexity so avoided reading. Thus, self-efficacy as a motivating force continuous effort the reading process must be activated. This study aimed investigate undergraduate students’ percept...

the purpose of the present study was to compare writing high achievers and low achievers tefl (teaching english as foreign language) learners’ writing self-beliefs. subjects, based on their officially recorded scores on the writing course, were assigned in two 22-member groups of high and low achievers. the adapted english version of mills’ and péron’s (2008) questionnaire and the foreign langu...

abstract aims: elderlies are one of the vulnerable groups in the society that are increasing every day. senility is associated with disability and many chronic diseases. this study was performed to predict the self-efficacy and behavioral expectations in consumption of fruits and vegetables in elderly patients with functional constipation. instrument & methods: this cross-sectional study was pe...

background & aim: the challenges that patients face after intestinal ostomy surgery can lead to impaired adjustment and self-efficacy. there is evidence suggesting these variables have reciprocal effects on each other. therefore, the present study aimed to determine the correlation between adjustment and self-efficacy in patients with intestinal ostomy. methods & materials: this descriptive cor...