Generalized Self Efficacy scale (GSE)
Psychology: Social & Relationships1 sample item
About this scale
Self-efficacy is the belief that you can effectively reach the goals you have, whether that is solving a puzzle, successfully preparing and succeeding in your exam, or dealing with hardships. Research on self-efficacy was started by one of the most cited and best known psychologists Albert Bandura (e.g., Bandura, 1986 ). Self efficacy is often considered in respect to specific goals or challenges (e.g., self efficacy in mathematics). The generalized self e
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Source & citation
Bandura, A. (1986). Social foundations of thought and action: A social cognitive theory. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall. | Schwarzer, R., & Jerusalem, M. (1995). Generalized Self-Efficacy scale. In J. Weinman, S. Wright, & M. Johnston, Measures in health psychology: A user’s portfolio. Causal and control beliefs (pp. 35-37). Windsor, UK: NFER-NELSON. | The Generalized Self Efficacy scale in many different languages: Website of the creator . | Sherer, M., Maddux, J. E., Mercandante, B., Prentice-Dunn, S., Jacobs, B., & Rogers, R. W. (1982). The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and validation. Psychological Reports, 51 , 663-671. | Chen, G., Gully, S.M., and Eden, D. (2001). Validation of a new general self-efficacy scale. Organizational Research Methods, 4 , 62-83 | Scherbaum, C. A., Cohen-Charash, Y., & Kern, M. J. (2006). Measuring general self-efficacy - A comparison of thre measures using item response theory. Educational and psychological measurement, 66 , 1047-1063. | Scholz, U., Dona, B. G., Sud, S., & Schwarzer, R. (2002). Is general self-efficacy a universal construct? Psychometric findings from 25 countries. European journal of psychological assessment, 18, 242-251.
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