Browsing Humanities by Subject "Self-efficacy"
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The effect of an academic literacy course on first-year student writing : a case study
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Worldwide and in South Africa it seems that various perceptions exist regarding first-year university students who are not academically literate and struggle to produce acceptable forms of academic writing. Standardized ... -
The effect of using a lego teaching aid on the hopefulness and self-efficacy of teachers
(North-West University (South Africa), Vaal Triangle Campus, 2017)The aim of this study was firstly, to explore teachers’ hope and sense of self-efficacy with regard to the teaching context, secondly, after training teachers to use the Six Bricks and supplying blocks to enable them to ... -
General self–efficacy as a moderator between stress and positive mental health in an African context
(North-West University, 2010)The aim of this study was to explore whether general self–efficacy would moderate the relationship between stress and positive mental health in participants from an African context. Literature supported the concept that ... -
Moderators between work context and psychological health in a public service sector
(North-West University, 2009)Work context has many consequences for the psychological outcomes of employees. These outcomes also have consequences for the employer through possible loss of productivity, impaired health of employees which may be ... -
Psigologiese welstand en koherensiesin
(Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, 1996)The aim of this study was to investigate the nature of psychological well-being and sense of coherence from a salutogenic perspective, and to assess the validity of the sense of coherence construct. The nature of the ... -
Self–efficacy, collective efficacy and the psychological well–being of groups in transition
(North-West University, 2009)The rapid rate of urbanisation, which is characteristic of the current South African context, could have important consequences for the psychological and physiological health of individuals (Malan et al., 2008; Vorster et ... -
Validation of a community collective efficacy scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2007)There is a lacuna in the literature regarding the measurement of community collective efficacy, especially in an African context. Previously, a variety of studies have used and validated self-efficacy measures in Western ... -
Validation of a coping self–efficacy scale in an African context
(North-West University, 2010)Various scales have previously been developed to measure coping strategies (Taylor & Stanton, 2007; Devonport & Lane, 2006; Stapelberg, 1999) or self–efficacy (Carroll et al., 2005; Chen et al., 2001; Tipton & Worthington, ...