Supporting change and building self-e.cacy
Self-efficacy – a mixture of self-esteem and self-confidence in one’s ability to affect behaviour change – can be a strong predictor of intention and successful behaviour change (Rodgers et al 2008). Therefore, knowing ways to develop self-efficacy is an essential skill for practitioners supporting behaviour change for example (Bandura 1998, Miller and Rollnick
2002, Michie et al 2008):