Zusammenfassung. Adipositas ist ein ernstzunehmendes gesundheitliches Problem, welches das physische und psychosoziale Wohlbefinden von Kindern und deren Eltern beeinträchtigt und somit wirksamer präventiver Ansätze bedarf. Dabei ist es bedeutsam, welche ...
Planning and self-efficacy of participants in an online intervention for cessation motivated smokersAbstract. A psychological online smoking cessation program was examined in terms of the effects of perceived self-efficacy, planning, and initiative for ...
Abstract. Studies provide support for the notion of increased vulnerability to upper respiratory track infections (URIs) with exposure to psychological stress, but only few have examined whether optimism and self-efficacy might moderate this relationship. ...
Self-efficacy and social downward comparison in colorectal cancer patientsAbstract. Personal resources play an important role in coping with life-threatening diseases. The longitudinal study described here examined a population of 160 patients suffering ...
Intensive Exercise to optimize multimodal group treatment for overweight children: Results of a controlled studyAbstract. The effectiveness of a specific outpatient exercise program for overweight girls was evaluated. A standard group treatment program ...
Non-linear relationship between intentions and behavior: A longitudinal study investigating physical activity and its social-cognitive predictorsAbstract. Many individuals are not as physically active as recommended or as intended. The aim of the current ...
Zusammenfassung. Wir untersuchten die Wirkung eines gesundheitsorientierten Krafttrainings auf verschiedene Aspekte des psychischen Wohlbefindens für einen Zeitraum von 3 (t1) und 6 Monaten (t2). N = 531 Teilnehmer führten 6 Mal monatlich ein präventives (...
Die Selbstwirksamkeitsüberzeugung fördert die Leistung im Sport (Feltz, 1988). Sie beruht auf der Wahrnehmung eigener Fähigkeiten und Fertigkeiten, anstehende Aufgaben erfolgreich zu bewältigen (Bandura, 1977). Zur Leistungsprognose und Talentdiagnostik ...
REFS-D: A German Scale for Assessing Referee Self-EfficacyAbstract. The purpose of the present article was to evaluate statistically and validate a German version of the Referee Self-Efficacy Scale (REFS). The English REFS ...
Abstract. Young athletes face mental challenges both in competitive sports and in school. High self-efficacy and self-regulation competence contribute to an individual’s ability to successfully master these challenges. The present ...
Self-efficacy expectations and treatment outcome of patients with persistent somatoform pain disorder (ICD-10: F45.4)Abstract.Background: Improvement of self-efficacy is one of the main goals in therapy of chronic pain. Bandura (1977) states that this ...
Validity and Reliability of the German Version of the Regulatory Emotional Self-Efficacy Scale for AdolescentsAbstract:Background: Self-efficacy beliefs regarding one’s emotion regulation are an important antecedent of successful ...
Summary: The present study investigated the replicability of the factor structure of the Children's Perceived Self-Efficacy scales (CPSE; Bandura, 1990) in Italy, Hungary, and Poland. The findings of this cross-national study support the generalizability ...
Summary Perceived self-efficacy represents an optimistic sense of personal competence that seems to be a pervasive phenomenon accounting for motivation and accomplishments in human beings. The General Self-Efficacy scale, developed to measure this ...
The extraordinary advances in electronic technologies and global human interconnectedness present novel adaptational challenges and expanded opportunities for people to shape their social future and national life. The present article analyzes these ...
Three cross-sectional studies examined stability and change in personality over the course of life by measuring the relations linking age to personality traits, self-efficacy beliefs, values, and well-being in large samples of Italian male and female ...
Abstract. We studied psychometric properties of the SELF with 223 college students. The SELF assesses students' self-efficacy beliefs regarding their use of specific self-regulatory processes in various areas of academic functioning. To determine the ...
Abstract.Background: Suicide is a major global issue; US college students may be at greater risk and faculty may play a crucial role in prevention. Aims: The primary purpose of the present study was to examine: the ...
Abstract.Background: Mental health care providers commonly encounter suicide ideation and suicidal behaviors among their patients despite a frequent lack of adequate knowledge and competence regarding suicide risk ...