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Self-efficacy with application to nursing education: a concept analysis
1Department of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA, USA. uhjybcb@iup.edu
Topic:
Concept analysis and self-efficacy.
Purpose:
This article analyzes the concept self-efficacy and its relationship to nursing education using Walker and Avant's methodology.
Sources:
Published literature.
Conclusion:
Nursing literature suggests increasing students' perceived self-efficacy will help to narrow the theory-practice gap. Self-efficacy is a cognitive variable that affects performance behaviors and affective processes. Perceived self-efficacy can be influenced by a direct experience, vicarious experience, or verbal persuasion. Individuals with high levels of self-efficacy demonstrate the defining attributes of confidence, perceived capability, and perseverance.
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