Social Cognitive Theory

Developer and year

Alex Bandura 1977

Assumption

All human behavior is influenced by emotional environment

Famous experiement

Bobo doll experiment

AM I MOTIVATED?

Attention, memory, imitation, motivation

Content Knowledge

understanding the advantages and disadvantages of a specific behavior

procedural knowledge

understanding how to engage in a specific health behavior

perceived self efficacy

ones ability to succesfully perform a task. personal perception

outcome expectations

anticipated positive outcome

goal formation

well defined and easy and measurable

socio structural factors

social determinants of health that influence individual behavior and access to resources

constructs in order

knowledge, perceived self efficacy, outcome expectations, goal formation, socio-structural factors

expectancies(nices)

nice=value attached

why is health changing according to bandura?

doctors are focusing on the illness itself rather than the root

strengths

precise and testable, carefully contributed, practical accusations across lifespan

limitations

ignore genetic process, inadequate account of lifestyle changes, assumed changes in environment leads to personal change