How cognitive remediation can be utilized strategically to enhance social and independent living self-efficacy

Self-efficacy beliefs are context-specific judgments about an individual's confidence in their ability to successfully perform goal-directed behaviors (Bandura, 1977). These beliefs are known to impact community participation and engagement in healthy controls. Specifically, people with high self-efficacy for a given task (i.e. a strong belief that a task can successfully be performed) are more likely to 1) engage; 2) expend greater effort; 3) persist longer even under challenging circumstances; and 4) perform better on the task (Bandura, 1977).

Source: Schizophrenia Research - August 23, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: S.D. Bryce, J.L. Ponsford, E.J. Tan, S.L. Rossell, S.J. Lee Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research