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Peer reviewedBerry, Jane M.; West, Robin L. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Reviews empirical studies of cognitive self-efficacy from childhood through old age, addressing issues of definition and measurement related to the self-efficacy construct. Integrates findings of research on self-efficacy and establishes generalizations regarding the relationship of self-efficacy to choice and goal-setting behaviors, a sense of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cognitive Development, Individual Development, Locus of Control
Peer reviewedLachman, Margie E.; Burack, Orah R. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1993
Presents an overview of the topics of planning and control to provide a context for the articles in this issue of the journal. Considers development across the life span, subgroup variations, and correlates. Also explores potential linkages between planning and control. (MM)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Decision Making
Peer reviewedFord, Martin E.; Thompson, Ross A. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1985
Sketches the outlines of a life-span perspective on competence development, which focuses on beliefs about one's potential for producing desirable outcomes. The concern is with the nature and implications of individual differences in perceptions of personal agency and likely origins and development of the perceptions in the early years. (Author/BB)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attachment Behavior, Attitudes, Child Caregivers
