Self-Efficacy Scale (Sherer).

SGSES / SES

What it measures

general self-efficacy; social self-efficacy

Length and format

23 items. 14-point or 5-point Likert; General Self-Efficacy subscale 17 items + Social Self-Efficacy subscale 6 items (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Translated into French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and others

Normative data

Normative data for this instrument is held in our reference library. The per-population breakdown is not published here.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Sherer, M., Maddux, J. E., Mercandante, B., Prentice-Dunn, S., Jacobs, B., & Rogers, R. W. (1982). The Self-Efficacy Scale: Construction and validation. Psychological Reports, 51(2), 663-671.