Self-Efficacy, Adaptation, and Adjustment Theory, Research, and Appl

Covering over fifteen years of research, this compilation offers the first comprehensive review of the relationships between self-efficacy, adaptation, and adjustment. Following a general overview of self-efficacy, renowned researchers discuss important t

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THE PLENUM SERIES IN SOCIAL/CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Series Editor: C. R. Snyder University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas

Current Volumes in this Series: AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR Current Perspectives Edited by L. Rowell Huesmann DESIRE FOR CONTROL Personality, Social, and Clinical Perspectives Jerry M. Burger THE ECOLOGY OF AGGRESSION Arnold P. Goldstein EFFICACY, AGENCY, AND SELF-ESTEEM Edited by Michael H. Kernis HUMAN LEARNED HELPLESSNESS A Coping Perspective Mario Mikulincer PATHOLOGICAL SELF-CRITICISM Assessment and Treatment Raymond M. Bergner PROCRASTINATION AND TASK AVOIDANCE Theory, Research, and Treatment Joseph R. Ferrari, Judith L. Johnson, and William G. McCown SELF-EFFICACY, ADAPTATION, AND ADJUSTMENT Theory, Research, and Application Edited by James E. Maddux SELF-ESTEEM The Puzzle of Low Self-Regard Edited by Roy F. Baumeister THE SELF-KNOWER A Hero under Control Robert A. Wicklund and Martina Eckert A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher.

SELF-EFFICACY, ADAPTATION, AND ADJUSTMENT THEORY, RESEARCH, AND APPLICATION EDITED BY

JAMES E. MADDUX George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia

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LIbrary of Congress CatalogIng-In-PublIcatIon Data

Self-effIcacy. adaptatIon; and adjustment : theory. research. and applIcatIon / edIted by James E. Maddux. p. cm. -- (The Plenum serIes In social/clinical psychology) Includes bibliographical references and Index. ISBN 978-1-4757-6498-7 ISBN 978-1-4419-6868-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-6868-5 1. Adjustment dIsorders. 2. Self-efficacy. 3. Adaptability (Psychology) 4. Adjustment (Psychology) I. Series. [ONLM: 1. Adaptation. Psychological. 2. Volition. 3. Self Concept. 4. Internal-External Control. 5. Mental 0lsorders-therapy. 6. Health Behavior. BF 637.S38 S465 19951 RC455.4. S87S45 1995 155.2·4--dc20 ONLM/DLC for L1brary of Congress 95-3668 CIP

ISBN 978-1-4757-6498-7 ©1995 Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Plenum Press, New York in 1995

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CONTRIBUTORS

ALBERT BANDURA, Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305 NANCY BETZ, Department of Psychology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210 VIRGINIA BLAIR, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 ANGELA BOYKIN, Department of Psychology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030 LAWRENCE BRAWLEY, Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1 SHIRLEY BROWN, Department of Psychology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 CARLO C. DICLEMENTE, Department of Psyc