The article "The Role of Self-Efficacy in Achieving Health Behavior Change" by Victor J. Strecher, Brenda McEvoy DeVellis, Marshall H. Becker, and Irwin M. Rosenstock explores the concept of self-efficacy and its relevance to health education research and practice. Self-efficacy is defined and distinguished from related concepts such as locus of control, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. The authors review studies that examine the relationship between self-efficacy and health behaviors, including cigarette smoking, weight control, contraception, alcohol abuse, and exercise. The findings suggest strong links between self-efficacy and health behavior change and maintenance. Experimental manipulations of self-efficacy have shown that enhancing efficacy can lead to subsequent health behavior change. The article also discusses methods for modifying health practices and provides recommendations for incorporating self-efficacy enhancement into health behavior change programs. The review highlights the importance of self-efficacy in predicting and influencing behavior change, emphasizing the need for health educators to consider this concept in their interventions.The article "The Role of Self-Efficacy in Achieving Health Behavior Change" by Victor J. Strecher, Brenda McEvoy DeVellis, Marshall H. Becker, and Irwin M. Rosenstock explores the concept of self-efficacy and its relevance to health education research and practice. Self-efficacy is defined and distinguished from related concepts such as locus of control, self-esteem, anxiety, and depression. The authors review studies that examine the relationship between self-efficacy and health behaviors, including cigarette smoking, weight control, contraception, alcohol abuse, and exercise. The findings suggest strong links between self-efficacy and health behavior change and maintenance. Experimental manipulations of self-efficacy have shown that enhancing efficacy can lead to subsequent health behavior change. The article also discusses methods for modifying health practices and provides recommendations for incorporating self-efficacy enhancement into health behavior change programs. The review highlights the importance of self-efficacy in predicting and influencing behavior change, emphasizing the need for health educators to consider this concept in their interventions.