Social Cognitive theory + Self efficacy

3 tenents

• response consequences

• vicarious learning

• seeing someone like you, you are more likely to model behavior

aspects of social cognitive theory

• behavior is influenced by BOTH human cognition + external stimuli

• active people can still be effected by external stimuli

recripricol determinism

• children follow the behavior they see

• personal, environmental influences, behavioral

environment

• external factors effect whether person is active

• social + physical environement

• social support

situation

ones perception of their environment can influence physical activity behavior

behavioral capacity

knowing the rules/knowledge to perform a behavior

outcome expectations

• what a person anticipates will happen if they are physically active

• positive and negative

outcome expectancies

value placed on given outcome

self control of performance

• goal setting

• self monitoring

• problem solving

• self reward

observational learning

people learn PA behaviors by watching behavior + outcome of others

reinforcements + punishment

• responses to persons behavior

• can be both positive and negative

self efficacy

• confidence about a particular activity

emotional coping responses

• athlete @ game = nervous

• going on a regular walk = calm

most influential source of efficacy

past performance

4 sources of self efficacy

• past performance

• vicarious experiences

• social persuasion

• physiological / affective states