@article { author = {Shafiee, Hassan}, title = {The influence of perceived self-efficacy on information processing of emotional faces}, journal = {International Journal of Behavioral Sciences}, volume = {5}, number = {3}, pages = {261-267}, year = {2011}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2322-1194}, eissn = {2676-2900}, doi = {}, abstract = {Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of perceived self-efficacy on emotional face processing.Method: Thirty students with high self-efficacy and 30 students with low self-efficacy were selected based on their scores on the Self-Efficacy Belief Questionnaire and performance on a semi-structured clinical interview. A modified pictorial version of the Modified Dot-Probe Task was conducted. Data were analyzed with a repeated-measures analysis of variance and a multiple factor analysis.Results: The results indicated that students with low self-efficacy showed significant vigilance to angry emotional faces, whereas students with high self-efficacy showed significant avoidance of angry faces.Conclusion: The findings demonstrated that generalized self-efficacy was associated with biased information processing towards angry emotional faces.}, keywords = {}, url = {https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67742.html}, eprint = {https://www.behavsci.ir/article_67742_a7e81296431e8d49bceefc92c0a5a88e.pdf} }