Effects of Self-Awareness and Expectancies on Behavioral Intentions: Integrating Self-Efficacy Theory and Control Theory
- 1 February 1986
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 58 (1) , 143-147
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1986.58.1.143
Abstract
This research investigated the contributions of variables from self-efficacy theory and control theory to behavioral change In a 2 × 2 × 2 factorial design, three between-subjects variables (low and high levels of self-efficacy expectancy, outcome expectancy, and self-awareness) were manipulated. Subjects were exposed to written communications that differed in descriptions of the effectiveness of a certain coping behavior (outcome expectancy) and the difficulty of learning and performing the coping behavior (self-efficacy expectancy). Self-awareness was manipulated by the absence or presence of a mirror. Analysis of intentions to adopt the coping response gave a predicted triple interaction, indicating that self-awareness may mediate the influence of expectancies on behavioral change. Results were discussed in terms of the need for integrating key concepts from self-efficacy and control theories.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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