Author(s)

Twianie Roberts

College of Education, Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA.

Research indicates a positive correlation between self-efficacy and increased student achievement. Self-efficacy is an individual’s belief that they can exercise control over their functioning. Mastery Experiences, Vicarious Experiences, Social Persuasion and the Physiological well-being of an individual, are components of self-efficacy. This paper extends the traditional view of self-efficacy by introducing another component that effects the motivating factors within an individual. Through theological experiences, individuals in a Christian context utilize faith-based principles to access mastery, vicarious experiences, social support and physiological well-being. Through theological experiences, mastery experiences are acquired with God’s help; vicarious experiences are extended to a global Christian context, Social persuasion occurs through scriptures and testimonies, and physiological well-being is taught and supported via God and His Word (scripture). This theological extension has implications in academia, mental health, leadership and policy articulation.

Self Efficacy, Bandura, Student Achievement, Mastery Experiences, Vicarious Experiences, Social Persuasion, Physiological Well-Being, Theology, Bible, Faith Based, Christian

Roberts, T. (2022) A Theological Extension of Self-Efficacy: Academic Implications. Open Journal of Philosophy, 12, 616-623. doi: 10.4236/ojpp.2022.124042.