Motivation reconsidered: the importance of self-efficacy in rehabilitation
- 1 April 1989
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in British Journal of Visual Impairment
- Vol. 7 (1) , 11-15
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026461968900700103
Abstract
Lack of motivation in clients has been traditionally taken to indicate a failure of adjustment to visual loss. The loss model implicit in this view is questioned on theoretical and empirical grounds. An alternative model is presented in which self-efficacy is regarded as the primary factor in adjustment, and theoretical and empirical arguments are advanced to support the view that early skill-oriented intervention can prevent loss of competence and foster a sense of personal control essential to successful rehabilitation.Keywords
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