This paper proposes a conceptual model that integrates the technology acceptance model with the self-regulation concept from social cognitive theory. The model explains the antecedents to perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness of online learning systems by learner self-regulatory processes and behaviors, personality differences, and extrinsic factors such as technical support, technolog...

purpose: the present paper aims to relate self-efficacy as an important psychological construct to information literacy as an essential requisite of the information society.methodology: reviewing related literature in communication, sociology, information science and computer science.findings: self-efficacy could increase interest, efforts, enjoy, self-regulation and performance. it is consider...

PURPOSE This study was done to develop a model which explains factors influencing health promotion behavior in women who immigrate to Korea for marriage, and to verify the appropriateness of the model. METHODS The participants were 300 women who immigrate to Korea for marriage and settled in located in Jeonbuk Province, Korea. The data were collected with self-report questionnaires from Octob...

BACKGROUND There is limited knowledge as to whether obesity prevention interventions are able to produce change in the determinants hypothesized to precede change in energy balance-related behaviors in young people. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a multi-component intervention on a wide range of theoretically informed determinants of physical activity (PA) and sedentary beh...

This study introduces the concept of social media self-efficacy, or a person's perceived ability to reach desired outcomes in the social media environment, and examines the relationship between social media self-efficacy and how people evaluate information found online. Results of a survey of a representative sample of adult Internet users in the United States (N = 3568) indicate that users wit...

objective: diabetes mellitus is a major health problem worldwide. the diabetes self-care behavior is an effective strategy to control diabetes. the study aimed to investigate the predictors of self-care behavior based on the health belief model (hbm) among type 2 diabetic patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was carried out on 390 diabetic patients referred to hamadan dia...

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the effects of mothers perceived social support during postnatal period on their breastfeeding self-efficacy 
 Material and method: The research is cross-sectional study. with 200 mother who presented a private University Hospital for delivery in western Turkey between February 2016 June 27. data were collected using sociodemographic characteris...

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the relationships between social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression in first-time mothers at 6 weeks post delivery. BACKGROUND Social support conceptualised and measured in different ways has been found to positively influence the mothering experience as has maternal parental self-efficacy. No research exists which has measured the...