title: [Albert Bandura and his work].
abstract: The Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura (1925) author of the concept of self-efficacy is still not much known of nurses. This article offers an outline of his biography and his work. Theories of Albert Bandura provide a positive, dynamic relationship with the agentivity human control over events that affect their existence. The concept of vicarious learning, self-efficacy and agency can enrich nursing research.
authors.affiliation: Infirmière, cadre de santè formateur, membre du l'ARSI. jbguerrin@dbmail.com
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guerrin
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D020377:Self Efficacy