"Self Efficacy" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cognitive mechanism based on expectations or beliefs about one's ability to perform actions necessary to produce a given effect. It is also a theoretical component of behavior change in various therapeutic treatments. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994)
| Descriptor ID |
D020377
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.752.747.792.700
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Self Efficacy" by people in this website by year, and whether "Self Efficacy" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2014 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| 2018 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2021 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Self Efficacy" by people in Profiles.
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Digital technologies-enhanced older adults health management: developing a five-dimensional extension of social learning theory for community settings. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1627983.
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Health System, Community-Based, or Usual Dementia Care for Persons With Dementia and Caregivers: The D-CARE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 03 18; 333(11):950-961.
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The association between condom use self-efficacy and condom-decision abdication among college students. J Am Coll Health. 2025 Dec; 73(10):3902-3912.
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Promoting psychological health in women with spinal cord injury: A randomized trial. Rehabil Psychol. 2025 Nov; 70(4):426-436.
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Evaluating the Online Mood Assessment Post Stroke (O-MAPS) training: a phase II randomized-controlled trial. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2025 Sep; 32(6):595-607.
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Living together-does it help or hinder the pursuit of a healthful diet, physical activity, and weight loss among cancer survivors and their chosen partners? Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 03; 32(10):700.
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Resilience and coping: a qualitative analysis of cognitive and behavioral factors in adults with osteogenesis Imperfecta. Disabil Rehabil. 2025 Feb; 47(3):709-718.
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Comparison of self-efficacy among graduate teaching assistants before and after training. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Apr 29; 24(1):471.
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Clinicians' self-reported efficacy in cardiovascular prevention practice in the southeastern United States. Future Cardiol. 2023 09; 19(12):593-604.
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Communication and activation in pain to enhance relationships and treat pain with equity (COOPERATE): a randomized clinical trial. Pain. 2024 Feb 01; 165(2):365-375.