Overcoming: A Concept Analysis

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The Role of Self -Efficacy in Predicting Rule-Following Behaviors in Shelters for Homeless Youth: A Test of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Through a prospective study of 70 youths staying at homeless-youth shelters, the authors tested the utility of I. Ajzen’s (1991) theory of planned behavior (TPB), by comparing the constructs of self-efficacy with perceived behavioral control (PBC), in predicting people’s rule-following behavior during shelter stays. We performed the first wave of data collection through a questionnaire assessing the standard TPB components of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intentions in relation to following the set rules at youth shelters. Further, we distinguished between items assessing perceived behavioral control (or perceived control) and those reflecting self-efficacy (or perceived difficulty). At the completion of each youth’s stay at the shelter, shelter staff rated the rule adherence for that participant. Regression analyses revealed some support for the theory of planned behavior in that subjective norm was a significant predictor of intentions. However, self-efficacy emerged as the strongest predictor of intentions and was the only significant predictor of rule-following behavior. Thus, the results of the present study indicate the possibility that self-efficacy is integral to predicting rule adherence within this context and reaffirm the importance of incorporating notions of people’s perceived ease or difficulty in performing actions in models of attitude–behavior prediction

Alternative organisational learning therapy: An empirical case study using behaviour and U theory

[[abstract]]This paper draws on the concept and process of deeper learning, namely the U theory (Senge, Scharmer, Jaworski, & Flowers, 2004a). As a driver to get a deeper exploration of organisational change process, the theory of U goes beyond the interpersonal aspects of learning, instead focusing on a deeper personal generative learning that emphasizes seven capacities along the deep learning process. Corporations in Taiwan have been striving in a globalised world economy for market competitiveness through organisational learning and change and this study seeks to understand adult workers’ engagement with deep learing. Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the study investigated how personal backgrounds, attitude, perceived subject norm and perceived behavioural control affected adult workers’ intention of deeper learning using Pearson correlation and stepwise regression analysis. Data were collected from working adults (N=512) in a high tech company located in Taipei. Results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between the independent variables, namely adult workers’ attitudes, perceived social pressure, and behavioural control, and the dependent variables (i.e., the seven capacities within U theory). In addition, among three independent variables, subjective norm had the strongest predictive power on the successful diffusion of the U theory.[[journaltype]]國外[[incitationindex]]SSCI[[ispeerreviewed]]Y[[booktype]]紙本[[booktype]]電子版[[countrycodes]]NL