title: Swimming against the mainstream: the early years from chilly tributary to transformative mainstream.
abstract: This article traces the transformative paradigm shift in the theory and practice of personal change. Within a decade, new conceptual models, analytic methodologies and modes of treatment were created. Treatments were altered in the content, locus, and agents of change. This enterprising period also witnessed a sweeping shift in the public acceptance of behaviorally oriented treatments. The present article also analyzes the evolving theorizing and applications of social cognitive theory rooted in modeling, self-regulatory, and self-efficacy mechanisms of psychosocial change. This model of change is implemented from an agentic perspective to promote personal, institutional, and society-wide changes that address some of the most urgent global problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2130, USA. bandura@psych.stanford.edu
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bandura
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000266:history* / Q000639:trends; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States