title: The relationship of self-efficacy appraisals to subsequent health related outcomes: a meta-analysis.
abstract: During the 1980's social cognitive theory has evolved as an explanation of human behavior. One of this theory's component constructs, self-efficacy, has received increasing attention as an antecedent to health related outcomes. The results of a meta-analysis examining studies which employed the construct of self-efficacy as a predictor of health related outcomes is presented. In the literature examined, subject ratings of self-efficacy were found to consistently predict subsequent health related outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029-6574.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holden
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D012106:Research; D012649:Self Concept; D012947:Social Work