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Believing That We Can Change Our World for the Better : A Triple-A (Agent-Action-Aim) Framework of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Context of Collective Social and Ecological Aims

Hamann, Karen R S ; Wullenkord, Marlis C LU orcid ; Reese, Gerhard and van Zomeren, Martijn (2023) In Personality and Social Psychology Review
Abstract

Many people do not act together against climate change or social inequalities because they feel they or their group cannot make a difference. Understanding how people come to feel that they can achieve something (a perception of
self-efficacy) is therefore crucial for motivating people to act together for a better world. However, it is difficult to summarize already existing self-efficacy research because previous studies have used many different ways of naming and measuring it. In this article, we uncover the problems that this raises and propose the triple-A framework as a solution. This new framework shows which agents, actions, and aims are important for understanding self-efficacy. By offering specific recommendations for... (More)

Many people do not act together against climate change or social inequalities because they feel they or their group cannot make a difference. Understanding how people come to feel that they can achieve something (a perception of
self-efficacy) is therefore crucial for motivating people to act together for a better world. However, it is difficult to summarize already existing self-efficacy research because previous studies have used many different ways of naming and measuring it. In this article, we uncover the problems that this raises and propose the triple-A framework as a solution. This new framework shows which agents, actions, and aims are important for understanding self-efficacy. By offering specific recommendations for measuring self-efficacy, the triple-A framework creates a basis for mobilizing human agency in the context of climate change and social injustice.

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efficacy, self-efficacy, collective efficacy, environmental psychology, efficacy theory, agency, transformation
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Personality and Social Psychology Review
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SAGE Publications
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  • scopus:85164189089
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1532-7957
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10.1177/10888683231178056
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English
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  title        = {{Believing That We Can Change Our World for the Better : A Triple-A (Agent-Action-Aim) Framework of Self-Efficacy Beliefs in the Context of Collective Social and Ecological Aims}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10888683231178056}},
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