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The socio-cognitive theory of personality and its clinical applications
Corresponding Author(s) : Wioletta Karina Ozga
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 9 No. 5 (2021): September
Abstract
Personality is a cognitive-affective processing system, which, according to the socio-cognitive theory, creates four dimensions. They are reflected in the skills, beliefs, standards and goals of the individual, which are consistent and consistent patterns of behaviour.
Self-efficacy judgments and self-patterns determine the choice of goals and persistence in achieving them. On the other hand, the emotions preceding and accompanying the achievement of goals affect coping with stress and problems.
The review of the clinical and therapeutic applications of this theory included stress inoculation training, REBT rational emotive therapy, Beck's cognitive depression therapy, schema therapy and modelling methods. The great advantage of this theory is the possibility of verifying its theoretical assumptions and confirming their huge amount of research.
Besides, it has a practical application as many types of cognitive-behavioural therapies have been developed on its basis.
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Bandura A. (1986). Social Foundations of Thought and Action. A social Cognitive Theory. NJ Prentice Hall.
Bandura A. (1992). Self-Efficacy Mechanism in Psychobiologic Functioning In R. Schwarzer (eds.) Self-Efficacy. Thoughts Control of Action (335-394). Hemisphere.
Bandura A. (1997). Self-Efficacy. The Exercise of Control. Freeman.
Bandura A., Reese L., Adams N.E. (1982). Microanalysis Action and Fear Arousal as a Function Differential Level of Perceived Self-Efficacy. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 43, 5-21. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.43.1.5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.43.1.5
Bandura, A. (2001). Social cognitive theory: An agentive perspective. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 1-26, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.1 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.52.1.1
Beck A. T. (1987). Cognitive Model of Depression. Journal of Cognitive therapy, 1, 2-27.
Brown J. D. (1998). The Self. McGraw-Hill.
Cantor N., Kihlstrom J. F. (1987). Personality and Social Intelligence. NJ Prentice Hall.
Dunning D., Heath C., Suls J. M. (2004). Flawed Self-Assessment: Implication for Health, Education, and Workplace. Psychological Science in the Public Interests, 5, 69-106. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-1006.2004.00018.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1529-1006.2004.00018.x
Dweck C. S. (1999). Self-Theories Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development. Psychology Press.
Elliott E.S. Dweck C. S. (1988). Goals: An Approach to Motivation and Achievement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54, 5-12. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.1.5 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.54.1.5
Ellis A., Dryden W. (2007). The practice of rational emotive behavior therapy. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826122179 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1891/9780826122179
Flett G.L, Besser A., Hewitt P.L. (2005). Perfectionism, Ego Defense Styles and Depression A Comparison of Self-Reports Versus Informant Ratings. Journal of Personality, 73, 1355-1396. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00352.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6494.2005.00352.x
Higgins E.T. (1999). Persons and Situations Unique Explanatory Principles or Variability in General Principles? In D. Cervone & Y. Shoda (eds). The Coherence of Personality Social-Cognitive Bases of Consistency, Variability and Organization (61-93). Guilford Press.
Lazarus R. S. (1993). From Psychological stress to the Emotion. A History of changing outlooks. Annual Review of psychology, 44, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ps.44.020193.000245 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ps.44.020193.000245
Markus H. R. (1977). Self-Schemata and Processing Information about the Self. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 35, 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.35.2.63 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.35.2.63
Meichenbaum D. (2007). Stress inoculation training: A preventative and treatment approach. In P. M. Lehrer, R. L. Woolfolk, & W. E. Sime (Eds.), Principles and practice of stress management (pp. 497-516). The Guilford Press.
Miller S. M. Shoda Y., Hurley K. (1996). Applying Social- Cognitive Theory to Health Protective Behavior. Breast Self-Examination in Cancer Screening. Psychological Bulletin, 119, 70-94.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.70 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.119.1.70
Mischel W., Shoda Y. (1998). Reconciling Processing dynamics and Personality dispositions. Annual Review of Psychology, 49, 229-258. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.49.1.229 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.psych.49.1.229
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Swann W. B., Griffin J.J., Predmore S.C., Gaines B. (1987).The Cognitive-Affective Crossfire: When Self-Consistency Confronts Self Enhancement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 881-889.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.52.5.881 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.52.5.881
Young, J. E., Klosko, J. S., & Weishaar, M. E. (2003). Schema therapy: A practitioner's guide. Guilford Press.