Kindly share with me a tool to measure self-efficacy. It should be short and simple if possible
Dear Manu Manu, In my opinion, you should first share the research area in which you are interested to use self-efficacy measures.
According to Taylor & Todd (1995), which i used in my study, the self-efficacy measures are:
I would feel comfortable using this.............on my own.
I would be able to use this..........reasonably well on my own.
I would be able to use this............even if there was no one around to help me.
Hello Manu
Below a 10 item scale that you can use for General Self-Efficacy Scale after you take a permission from the author.
http://www.brandeis.edu/roybal/docs/GSE_website_PDF.pdf
you can also modify the scale items to measure Self-Efficacy in a specific social or personal domains (e.g: I can always manage to solve difficult problems if I try hard enough = I can always manage to solve difficult problems (in school/with other teachers/in my family) if I try hard enough.
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Self Efficacy Scales
Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE)
Authors: R. Schwarzer and M. Jerusalem (1995)
Administration: The GSE is a 10-item scale with a score for each question ranging from 1 to 4. Higher scores indicate stronger patient’s belief in self-efficacy.
Constructs Measured: The GSE is designed to assess optimistic self-beliefs used to cope with a variety of demands in life. The scale was designed to assess self efficacy, i.e., the belief that one’s actions are responsible for successful outcomes.
Reliability and Validity: Several studies have shown that the GSE has high reliability, stability, and construct validity. The scale was found to be configurally equivalent across 28 nations, and it forms only one global dimension.
Assessment in Minorities and Elderly: The GSE has been translated into over 28 languages. Subjects have ranged in age from 16 to 86.
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/family_medicine/rcmar/self_efficacy.htm
epm.sagepub.com/content/66/6/1047.abstract
http://www.strivetogether.org/academic-self-efficacy-measures
userpage.fu-berlin.de/~health/faq_gse.pdf
highered.mheducation.com/sites/007040187x/student.../self-assessment_3_7.html
Self efficacy is task or domain specific (not a trait) so you have to make your own scale following Bandura's guidelines--see his website.
You can use the one of Pearlin and Schooler (1978),
Pearlin, L. I., & Schooler, C. (1978). The structure of coping. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 19(1), 2-21.
Hi Manu,
I have also used the Taylor and Todd (1995) self-efficacy scale that Adil mentioned. It works well for technological contexts, which is what it was used for in the original study.
There is no one measure of self efficacy as I have said before--it has to be tailor made to the task or domain in question-there are trait scales (general SE) but Bandura's disapproves of these-
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