The Method of Analysis of Self-Efficacy
Defining Self-Efficacy
The first step in Rodger’s concept analysis model is
to identify and define the concept of interest. The
concept of interest is self-efficacy. The history of selfefficacy
begins within Bandura’s (1977) social learning
theory that was renamed social cognitive theory in
1986. One of Bandura’s major concepts in his theory is
self-efficacy. According to theory and research (Bandura,
1995), self-efficacy makes a difference in how people
feel, think, behave, and motivate themselves. In terms
of feeling, a low sense of self-efficacy is associated