A Commentary on the Relationship between Self-efficacy, Problem-focused Coping and Performance

Autores/as

  • Jeremiah Taiwo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/bsuj291

Palabras clave:

, self, social cognition, self-efficacy, active coping, passive coping, emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping, performance

Resumen

Self-efficacy influences self-regulatory cognition and behaviour, including the way we approach and cope with problems and how we perform tasks. In this paper I examined the construct of self-efficacy and the strongly related variables of coping and performance to better understand how self-efficacy works at a fundamental level. I briefly reviewed some key concepts, measures and methods used in the study of self-efficacy, commenting on potentially important and understudied differences in coping styles that may influence self-efficacy. Specifically, problem-focused coping was the main coping strategy in the literature that had a positive correlation with both self-efficacy and performance. Lastly, I present some ideas for future research toward more understanding of the development of self-efficacy and its contributing factors.

Biografía del autor/a

Jeremiah Taiwo

BA, Psychology, MRU

Citas

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Publicado

2015-09-14

Cómo citar

Taiwo, J. (2015). A Commentary on the Relationship between Self-efficacy, Problem-focused Coping and Performance. Behavioural Sciences Undergraduate Journal, 2(1), 37–41. https://doi.org/10.29173/bsuj291