The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • Publication Date
    1982/10/01
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Refrences
    15
  • Citations
    2,254
  • Mark Sherer Mississippi State University
  • James E. Maddux Texas Tech University
  • Blaise Mercandante University of Alabama
  • Steven Prentice-Dunn University of Alabama
  • Beth Jacobs University of Alabama
  • Ronald W. Rogers University of Alabama
Abstract
Cite
Sherer, Mark, et al. “The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation”. Psychological Reports, vol. 51, no. 2, 1982, pp. 663-71, https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1982.51.2.663.
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(2), 663-671. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1982.51.2.663
Sherer, Mark, James E. Maddux, Blaise Mercandante, Steven Prentice-Dunn, Beth Jacobs, and Ronald W. Rogers. “The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation”. Psychological Reports 51, no. 2 (1982): 663-71. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1982.51.2.663.
Sherer M, Maddux JE, Mercandante B, Prentice-Dunn S, Jacobs B, Rogers RW. The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and Validation. Psychological Reports. 1982;51(2):663-71.
Refrences
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
Psychometric theory 1978
The MMPI: a practical guide 1978
Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change: an empirical analysis 1978
The approval motive 1964
Internal‐External Control in the Motivational Dynamics of Negro Youth* Journal of Social Issues
  • Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor
  • Social Sciences
367 1969
Citations
Title Journal Journal Categories Citations Publication Date
Meditation for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2024
Synews: a synergy-based rumor verification system Social Network Analysis and Mining
  • Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory
2024
Using Positive Psychology to Address Emotional Barriers to Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery: Proof-of-Concept Trial of the Gaining Optimism After Weight Loss Surgery (GOALS) Project Cognitive and Behavioral Practice
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
2024
The state-trait sense of self inventory: A psychometric study of self-experience and its relation to psychosis-like manifestations Consciousness and Cognition
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology
  • Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry
2024
Effect of Working with a Standardized Pediatric Patient on the Skills of Nursing Students in Preparing Children for a Medical Procedure Clinical Simulation in Nursing
  • Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
  • Medicine: Nursing
  • Medicine: Medicine (General)
1 2024
Citations Analysis
Category Category Repetition
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology663
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry650
Social Sciences348
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine330
Medicine: Medicine (General)281
Medicine: Nursing183
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Industrial medicine. Industrial hygiene136
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business130
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Personnel management. Employment management121
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system: Psychiatry: Therapeutics. Psychotherapy109
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography: Economics as a science106
Education: Theory and practice of education91
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor87
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Sports medicine68
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman63
Social Sciences: Sociology (General)61
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions: Geriatrics59
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Environmental sciences55
Social Sciences: Social sciences (General)55
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry53
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical technology48
Education47
Medicine43
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media36
Social Sciences: Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology34
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Recreation. Leisure: Sports33
Technology: Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering33
Science: Biology (General): Ecology32
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system31
Education: Education (General)27
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Management. Industrial management25
Medicine: Surgery: Orthopedic surgery23
Science: Science (General)22
Education: Special aspects of education20
Medicine: Medicine (General): Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics19
Science17
Social Sciences: The family. Marriage. Woman: Women. Feminism16
Medicine: Internal medicine: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens15
Medicine: Dentistry15
Political science: Political institutions and public administration (General)12
Technology: Home economics: Nutrition. Foods and food supply12
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science11
Social Sciences: Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform11
Medicine: Internal medicine10
Law10
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Business communication. Including business report writing, business correspondence9
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Marketing. Distribution of products9
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)9
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system9
Medicine: Pediatrics9
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Labor. Work. Working class: Labor market. Labor supply. Labor demand9
Social Sciences: Finance8
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics8
Music and books on Music: Music8
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system7
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery: Renewable energy sources7
Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics7
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources7
Science: Science (General): Cybernetics: Information theory6
Medicine: Surgery6
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases6
Science: Mathematics6
Political science5
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Industrial psychology5
Medicine: Other systems of medicine5
Social Sciences: Economic theory. Demography4
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering: Information technology4
Technology: Technology (General): Industrial engineering. Management engineering4
Science: Biology (General)4
Language and Literature: Philology. Linguistics: Communication. Mass media: Oral communication. Speech4
Medicine: Therapeutics. Pharmacology4
Medicine: Public aspects of medicine: Toxicology. Poisons4
Bibliography. Library science. Information resources: Information resources (General)4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the endocrine glands. Clinical endocrinology4
Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Human ecology. Anthropogeography: Settlements: Cities. Urban geography3
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Ethics3
Science: Physiology3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion3
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism3
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation: Anthropology2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology2
Technology: Manufactures: Production management. Operations management2
Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Environmental engineering2
Medicine: Otorhinolaryngology2
Science: Mathematics: Instruments and machines: Electronic computers. Computer science: Computer software2
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics: Computer engineering. Computer hardware2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Special situations and conditions2
Political science: International relations2
Agriculture2
Agriculture: Agriculture (General)2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Immunologic diseases. Allergy2
Medicine: Dermatology2
Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system2
Technology2
Fine Arts2
Fine Arts: Architecture2
Medicine: Medicine (General): General works2
Social Sciences: Commerce: Business: Accounting. Bookkeeping2
Technology: Building construction1
Technology: Building construction: Architectural engineering. Structural engineering of buildings1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electric apparatus and materials. Electric circuits. Electric networks1
Science: Biology (General): Genetics1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Human settlements. Communities1
Social Sciences: Transportation and communications1
Medicine: Other systems of medicine: Mental healing1
Medicine: Surgery: Anesthesiology1
Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid1
Social Sciences: Industries. Land use. Labor: Special industries and trades: Energy industries. Energy policy. Fuel trade1
Technology: Chemical technology: Chemical engineering1
Agriculture: Animal culture: Veterinary medicine1
Agriculture: Plant culture1
Agriculture: Animal culture1
Science: Human anatomy1
Social Sciences: Finance: Banking1
Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery1
Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Electronics1
Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning1
Social Sciences: Statistics1
Language and Literature1
Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical philosophy. Medical ethics1
General Works: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities1
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc.: Islam1
Military Science1
The category Philosophy. Psychology. Religion: Psychology 663 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled Construct Validation of the Self-Efficacy Scale and was published in 1983. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Development of Respiratory Infection Prevention and Control Self-Efficacy Scale for Adults. This article reached its peak citation in 2022, with 164 citations. It has been cited in 1,146 different journals, 11% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Psychological Reports cited this research the most, with 37 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
Citations used this article by year