Bandura's self-efficacy theory was used a model for examining levels of confidence and clinical skills among undergraduate speech pathology students. Forty-four second-year students rated their ...

Chronic ankle instability (CAI) commonly develops after a lateral ankle sprain (LAS). Widespread residual complaints suggest that rehabilitation provided for many LAS is insufficient. We propose a ...

How do you feel when you face a challenging situation? Do you feel self-confident and believe you have whatever it takes to succeed, or do you doubt your ability to tackle the task ahead of you? The ...

Neuroscience studies show that individuals with higher self-efficacy exhibit greater activation in the prefrontal cortex, the region responsible for decision-making, planning, and emotional regulation ...

Maternal self-efficacy for breast-feeding may contribute to success in breast-feeding. This study aimed to increase breast-feeding self-efficacy and actual breast-feeding through an intervention based ...

An axiom: Setting goals is one of the most necessary steps to effectuating change in your life. As most of us know, though, it is often quite difficult just to take that first step and make the ...

On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first person ever to run the mile in under four minutes. Before this, doctors, exercise experts and physiologists said unequivocally that it was impossible ...