Activity

Within the chapter you were asked to consider a task which you always dread doing and to identify in what sequence your emotions and thoughts occur. You were also asked to identify what your feelings of dread are based on and whether these feelings are realistic.

Take some time to consider again the task you identified as one you dread doing. In respect of this, how might you increase your self-efficacy?

You may wish to refer back to the chapter’s discussion of Bandura’s regarding factors which can strengthen self-efficacy.

To further develop your understanding of Bandura’s work and research you may wish to read some of his papers, many of which can be accessed via the website of the University of Kentucky. See: https://www.uky.edu/~eushe2/Bandura/BanduraPubs.html See in particular his seminal paper ‘Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change’, which he wrote in 1977.